Boeing Keeps Up Strong Delivery Pace in October

REUTERS / CNBC - Boeing said on Tuesday that it delivered 53 jets in October, bringing its total for the year to 493, and received 15 new orders last month.

The U.S. planemaker delivered 39 of its best-selling 737 MAX jets, including nine to Southwest Airlines and five to Irish budget airline Ryanair. It delivered one 737 NG to be converted into a P-8 maritime patrol plane for the U.S. Navy.  Boeing also delivered 13 widebody jets: seven 787 Dreamliners, two 777 freighters and four 767s.

The company is on track to have its highest annual delivery total since 2018, when it delivered 806. Boeing’s annual delivery totals tumbled the following year, when the 737 MAX was grounded following two crashes that killed 346 people. It was the beginning of a series of production safety and quality crises, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, which destabilized Boeing’s output.

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Note:  The 737 is manufactured at Boeing's Renton Production Facility.

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