(L/R) Katherine Ringgold, vice president and general manager of the 737 Program, US Senator Maria Cantwell, Stephanie Pope, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Us Representative Rick Larsen, and Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony during the opening of the company's new North Line assembly line, which will produce 737 MAX aircraft, at the Boeing Everett Factory in Everett, Washington, on July 10, 2026. Boeing will mark another step in a marathon comeback July 10, when it commemorates expanded production of the 737 MAX, now an aircraft in heavy demand after earlier disasters tarnished the company's reputation. Commercial airlines chief Stephanie Pope will be joined by other Boeing brass and local government leaders at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for new "North Line" MAX production in Everett, Washington state. Boeing has big plans for the North Line, envisioning a production cadence comparable to that in Renton, 35 miles to the south, which until this week was the exclusive home of MAX assembly. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP via Getty Images)