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Boeing Resumes Operations In Philadelphia

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 20th, 2020

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Boeing Resumes Operations In Philadelphia

The first MV-22 to undergo the CC-RAM upgrade process at Boeing's new V-22 production facility in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

Boeing [BA] on Monday resumed operations at its Philadelphia-area aircraft manufacturing facilities after instituting a number of measures aimed at protecting employees as they go back to work following a two-week pause to give the company and its employees a chance to adjust to impacts from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Boeing said employees on site will be required to wear masks or other face coverings and undergo temperature screening daily before coming to work. The company is also staggering shift…

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