Boeing to reopen Puget Sound-area factories starting April 20

Boeing says it will resume production in its Puget Sound-area factories after shutting them down in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The move puts 27,000 employees of the company’s commercial airplanes production lines in the region around Seattle, Washington, back to work. The 737, 747, 767, 777 and 787 programmes, as well as transportation infrastructure, cargo services and national defence missions will be starting up again, the manufacturer said Thursday. The company says it will bring workers back in stages, beginning April 20 through April 24. By that time, production will have been halted for about a month since Boeing’s initial announcement of the closures March 23, after several employees had tested positive for coronavirus, with reports surfacing that 1 had died of the virus. <br/>