Boeing delivers 57 jets in September, highest monthly total for year
BA•Boeing delivered 57 jets in September, its highest monthly total so far this year, and booked 165 new orders. Through September, it had delivered 475 jets and reported a backlog of 6,371.
1. Deliveries and orders
Boeing delivered 57 jets in September, up from 51 in August and 55 a year earlier. The total included 43 737 MAX jets, eight 787s, two 777 freighters and four 767s. Turkish Airlines’ order for 100 737 MAX jets boosted new orders to 165.
2. Year-to-date totals
Through September, Boeing had delivered 475 jets, up 8% from a year earlier, including 363 737 MAX jets—the most the program has delivered in the first nine months of a year. Boeing ended September with an official backlog of 6,371 jets, up from 6,156 at the end of August.
3. Production target
Boeing is working to consistently increase 737 MAX output to 47 jets a month, a goal that has taken longer than expected, CEO Kelly Ortberg said at an investor conference in September. Airbus delivered 72 jets in September and booked 17 new orders.
