Boeing to suspend operations at Puget Sound plants amid COVID-19 outbreak

by Marilyn Napier | KOMO News and The Associated Press

Mon, March 23rd 2020, 4:51 PM UTC

A worker heads out of a Boeing airplane manufacturing plant Monday, March 23, 2020, outside Seattle, in Renton, Wash. Boeing is suspending operations at its Seattle area facilities due to the spread of coronavirus in the area, where dozens of people have died. Operations would be reduced beginning Wednesday, the company said in a statement, and production would be suspended for a two weeks. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 Max flies over Boeing's manufacturing facility in Everett, Wash., Monday, March 23, 2020, north of Seattle. All 737 Max planes remain grounded after two deadly crashes, but test and positioning flights continue to be made. Boeing announced Monday that it will be suspending operations and production at its Seattle area facilities due to the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Cars drive near Boeing's manufacturing facility in Everett, Wash., Monday, March 23, 2020, north of Seattle. Boeing announced Monday that it will be suspending operations and production at its Seattle area facilities due to the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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A worker heads out of a Boeing airplane manufacturing plant Monday, March 23, 2020, outside Seattle, in Renton, Wash. Boeing is suspending operations at its Seattle area facilities due to the spread of coronavirus in the area, where dozens of people have died. Operations would be reduced beginning Wednesday, the company said in a statement, and production would be suspended for a two weeks. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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