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Accident Sends Boeing 737 Fuselages Plunging into River

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Key Takeaways:

  • A train carrying several Boeing fuselages (including six 737s) from Kansas to Washington derailed in Montana.
  • Two 737 fuselages were submerged in the Clark Fork River, with others damaged or on the embankment.
  • Boeing personnel are extracting the components and assessing the damage to determine the impact on production timelines.
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Several Boeing fuselages were thrown into the Clark Fork River in Montana when a train carrying a Boeing shipment from Wichita to Seattle derailed on Thursday.

The components — which included six complete 737 fuselages, as well as parts for a 777 and 747 — were en route to Boeing’s Washington state headquarters for final assembly after being manufactured by Spirit AeroSystems Holdings in Kansas.

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