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Boeing Achieves Strongest June Deliveries Since 2023 With Resumption of China Shipments

CEO Kelly Ortberg is seeking FAA approval to increase 737 MAX output to 42 jets a month following quality improvements in the Renton factory.

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FILE PHOTO: A Boeing 737 MAX 8, the first jet intended for use by a Chinese airline to be returned to its manufacturer, sits parked at Boeing Field, as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs with China, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. April 22, 2025. REUTERS/David Ryder/File Photo/File Photo
A Boeing 737 MAX 8, the second jet intended for use by a Chinese airline to be returned to its manufacturer, flies mid-air before landing at Boeing Field, as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs with China, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. April 22, 2025. REUTERS/David Ryder/File Photo
Employees work on Boeing 737 MAX airplanes at the Boeing Renton Factory are in Renton, Washington on March 27, 2019.

Overview

  • Boeing delivered 60 planes in June, a 27% year-over-year rise that included 42 737 MAX jets and eight aircraft to Chinese carriers.
  • The company handed over 150 aircraft in the second quarter, marking its best quarterly performance since 2018.
  • Boeing secured 116 gross orders in June, translating to a net gain of 70 after accounting for cancellations and adjustments.
  • Its order backlog stood at nearly 5,953 aircraft at the end of June, underscoring sustained global demand.
  • June’s deliveries spanned nine 787 Dreamliners, four 777 freighters and five 767s, including three KC-46 aerial refueling tankers.