Boeing 737 plane fuselages are pictured on the firm’s Renton manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, on April 15, 2025.
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Boeing‘s gross orders for brand spanking new airplanes hit 303 final month, probably the most since December 2023, as the corporate makes strides in opposition to its rival Airbus and works to stabilize manufacturing of its bestselling jets close to the Federal Aviation Administration restrict.
The producer handed over 45 plane in Could, in keeping with the month earlier than however greater than the 24 it delivered a 12 months earlier.
This 12 months by Could, Boeing delivered 220 airplanes to prospects, whereas Airbus delivered 243 planes. Deliveries are key to Boeing and Airbus producing money for the reason that bulk of an airplane’s worth is paid when the jet is handed over.
Web of cancellations and conversions, Boeing has logged orders for 512 planes this 12 months, in contrast with 215 for Airbus. Extra orders could possibly be signed subsequent week on the Paris Air Present — a commerce occasion the place firms get an opportunity to showcase new know-how and plane, and strike offers.
The FAA capped Boeing’s 737 Max manufacturing at 38 a month final 12 months after a door plug blew out of a virtually new Max 9 because it climbed out of Portland, Oregon. Whereas nobody was significantly injured within the accident, the brand new security disaster hit Boeing’s output.
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg stated the corporate is planning to stabilize its manufacturing line on the present price round 38 a month after which may search permission from the FAA to boost that price.
Web of cancellations, Boeing logged 345 orders final month, 146 of them for 737 Maxes and 157 for 787 Dreamliners and yet-to-be-certified 777X planes in a large wide-body order from Qatar Airways. The deal was signed throughout President Donald Trump’s go to to Doha, Qatar, final month.
Ortberg stated late final month that Boeing expects to renew deliveries of planes to Chinese language airways this month after a pause through the commerce battle between the Trump administration and Beijing.
Together with accounting changes, Boeing has acquired 606 internet orders this 12 months, and its backlog was 5,943 on the finish of Could.
