Boeing has started a project to expand its 737 Commercial Delivery Center (CDC) at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, which will more than double the existing space available for customers and groups supporting growing aircraft deliveries.
The expanded CDC will be spread across an area of 90,000ft² and consist of a new three-storey building, as well as new delivery and departure areas with three covered jetways.
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With an open, airy look, the expanded centre will feature large windows overlooking the Boeing Field flight line.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes 737 vice-president and general manager Beverly Wyse said: "A larger, more capable facility is essential as we continue to increase our rates and get ready for the introduction of the new 737 MAX."
The latest CDC expansion is one of the many investments being made by Boeing across the Seattle’s Puget Sound region and in the future of the 737 programme.
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray added: "The continued investment Boeing is making to build this facility at Boeing Field demonstrates the company’s long-term commitment to Washington and the Seattle region, home to the best aerospace workers in the world."
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By GlobalDataThe expansion is scheduled for completion in mid-2015.
Deliveries of the 737 MAX with the latest CFM International LEAP-1B engines and other efficiency enhancements such as Advanced Technology winglets will begin at the upgraded facility in 2017.
Meanwhile, Boeing is set to increase production of the 737 to 42 jets per month in April and 47 aircraft per month in 2017.
Image: An artist’s rendering of the new delivery centre. Photo: courtesy of Boeing.
