Blunder Hampers Boeings Air Force One Production

Published: April 8, 2022, 2 p.m.

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Another tough headline is about the last thing Boeing needed.

The entire global aviation sector suffered in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Boeing has also faced production issues with its 787 Dreamliner and the grounding of the 737 Max after two deadly crashes.

A crash of a Boeing 737-800 in China last month remains under investigation, and, this week, reports surfaced of a production mishap involving perhaps the company\\u2019s most famous plane.

The Wall Street Journal reports that one of Boeing\\u2019s two next-generation Air Force Ones could have been damaged when workers attempted to shift the under-construction\\xa0 jet onto jacks.

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