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"Boeing to start 737 Max production on new assembly line July 6" by CNBC - New Boeing 737 MAX assembly line at Everett WA (Paine Field #KPAE) will start July 6. The 737 "North Line" is mainly for MAX10 but also some 8/9 (no 7), adding to existing 737 production at Renton which assembles on average 2 planes each weekday. Boeing used vacant space in the Everett factory from the 747 which ended 2023. Everett also makes 767 & 777. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/05/boeing-ceo-737-max-production-assembly-line.html #aviation #business #travel #avgeek #PNW

Before a plane arrives in Portland, there are hints an #avgeek can use to anticipate if it's probably a brand new green plane... Boeing-owned, coming from an airport with a Boeing factory, either Everett Paine Field #KPAE (777 & 767, soon Max10) or Renton Municipal Airport #KRNT (737). Then the flight path can be a big hint that the test pilots are putting a never-before-flown aircraft through the "test card" checklist. So it isn't exactly a direct route. 😀 #aviation #avgeek #business #travel

Boeing sends new planes for painting in Portland as extra capacity beyond what their paint hangars in the Seattle area can handle. At Everett #KPAE they can paint new 777s & 767s (and formerly 747s) on field before first flight. As needed, some fly unpainted to PDX for painting. And new 737s fly out of Renton #KRNT either to Boeing Field #KBFI in Seattle or to Portland #KPDX for paint. #aviation #avgeek #business #travel #PNW

I made an edit a couple posts back in this thread, about hints a plane coming to Portland might be a brand-new green plane. Really, the first hint is "Boeing-owned". You can start checking the other factors after that gets your attention. It flies with a Boeing callsign for testing and painting until the purchase is completed later at a Boeing delivery center in Seattle #KBFI, Everett #KPAE or Charleston #KCHS. #aviation #avgeek #business #travel

Spotted from my backyard in Portland: an unpainted green (vinyl protective coating from the factory) Boeing 777-200LR freighter on final approach to Portland Int'l Airport #KPDX coming from the Boeing Everett Factory at Paine Field #KPAE on this aircraft's first flight. After landing it taxied to Boeing's Portland Paint Hangar. The rudder was unpainted. But ADS-B indicated the plane will be registered in UAE upon customer delivery. #aviation #avgeek #PNW

Takeoff on Runway 28L at Portland Airport #KPDX of a Boeing 777-200LR/F freighter fresh out of the Boeing Portland Paint Hangar. This is probably the plane's second flight. Its first flight was July 10 from the Boeing Everett factory at Paine Field #KPAE to Portland for painting. Today it flew to Boeing Field #KBFI in Seattle where the customer will complete the purchase and take delivery. #aviation #avgeek #PNW