© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The production line for the Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft is pictured at Boeing’s 737 factory in Renton, Washington, U.S. November 18, 2021. REUTERS/Jason Redmond/File Photo
(Reuters) – Boeing (NYSE:) Co said on Sunday it will have to perform rework on about 50 undelivered 737 MAX airplanes, potentially delaying near-term deliveries, after its supplier Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE:) discovered two mis-drilled holes on some fuselages.
Boeing confirmed the findings in response to a Reuters query after industry sources said the problem of spacing had been discovered in holes drilled on a window frame, but the jetmaker said safety was unaffected and existing 737s could keep flying.