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By Scott Hamilton

Nov. 28, 2024, © Leeham News: Boeing’s path forward will be slow progress, as the company recovers from a 53 days strike by its largest union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace workers, official said Tuesday.

“Where do we stand as Boeing today? Now that our IAM teammates are back, we have the task of resuming production. And it's much harder to turn things on than to turn lines off,” said Michael Haidinger, president of Boeing’s European and Middle Eastern regions.

Michael Haidinger. Credit: Boeing.

Haidinger appeared before the Aviation Forum 2024, a suppliers-oriented conference held this year in Munich.

“It's critical for us and for [suppliers] that we do that right. We cannot afford another mistake in our production system. Therefore, our safety and quality management system will guide us and determine the speed through this production restart in the Seattle region in the very near future.”