Boeing can not deliver the 737 Max to airlines; now, planes fill the storage spaces

• The world fleet of Boeing 737 Max has been immobilized since March 13 in response to the Ethiopian Airlines ET302 and Lion Air JT610 crashes.
• Boeing suspended deliveries of the 737 Max to its customers, but production of the aircraft continued at a rate of 42 aircraft per month.
• As a result, Boeing's storage lots are filled with 737 Max aircraft not delivered.
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The world fleet of Boeing 737 Max has been immobilized since March 13 in response to the Ethiopian Airlines ET302 and Lion Air JT610 crashes.

In addition to grounding, Boeing also suspended deliveries to 737 Max customers. However, the company did not close the Renton, Washington, plant where the 737 is assembled.

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Prior to the March 10 crash in Ethiopia, Boeing was producing 737 aircraft at a rate of 52 aircraft per month and planned to produce up to 57 aircraft by the end of the year.

In fact, production continued unabated nearly a month after the crash, until Boeing announced its intention to reduce the rate of 52 aircraft per month to 42 aircraft per month.

As a result, Boeing stores undelivered supplies in various locations around Puget Sound, said a company spokeswoman at Business Insider.

Despite the slowdown in production, the number of undelivered aircraft installed in and around Boeing's production facilities is starting to increase.

The planes are sitting in storage areas at the Renton plant; at Paine Field, next to the Boeing Plant in Everett, Washington; and at the company 's delivery center in Seattle, Boeing Field.

Aerial photos of the facilities seem to show that the space is filling up.

It's hard to know when the 737 Max will be able to resume service. American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both removed the plane from its schedule until mid-August, and United removed it from its flights until early July.

Boeing is working on a software update to repair the distressed flight control system of the 737 Max. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the agency is waiting for the latest corrective proposed by Boeing in the coming weeks.