Boeing hires hundreds of workers to service parked 737 Max planes

Boeing hires hundreds of temporary workers to help it maintain its growing fleet of 737 Max aircraft stalled and awaiting delivery.

The company has posted job offers for a few hundred temporary workers who will help store and maintain the 737 Max in the Moses Lake harbor, east of Seattle. Boeing will not say exactly how many employees are hired.

Boeing is looking for "Avionics Technicians, Aircraft Mechanics, Aircraft Mechanics and Power Transmission Systems (A & P) and Aircraft Electricians" , according to a spokeswoman for the company.

Since the world's aviation regulators put the Max into the ground in March, Boeing continued to build the aircraft, but did not deliver it. Many are parked near the Boeing 737 factory in Renton, Washington, but dozens of other Max models have been airlifted to other places where they are. parked and are subject to daily maintenance. One of these locations is the Moses Lake Harbor, an aerodrome located near the Grant County International Airport, in Moses Lake, Washington State.

Boeing intends to file a 737 Max certification renewal application by the end of September and hopes that the Federal Aviation Administration and other regulatory authorities will approve the software patches in the aircraft this autumn. If this happens, Boeing expects airlines to hand over the 737 Max in service by the end of the year.

Once the Max is again judged safe to fly, Boeing begins the process of upgrading the software on parked aircraft and then delivers it to customers.

The company's executives admit that there is no time limit for the delivery of parked Max aircraft, as airlines have not yet determined how quickly they will incorporate these 737s into flight schedules. As a result, Boeing will need temporary workers to ensure that planes parked at Moses Lake are maintained and ready for delivery.