Overview
- Boeing handed over 53 aircraft in October, bringing 2025 deliveries to 493 and keeping pace for the strongest annual total since 2018.
- October activity was led by 39 737 MAX jets, with one 737 NG delivered for conversion into a P-8 maritime patrol aircraft for the U.S. Navy.
- The company logged 15 gross orders in October—eight 737s and seven 787s—offset by seven 737 cancellations for a net gain of eight aircraft.
- Airbus maintained its delivery lead through the first ten months of 2025, with 585 deliveries versus Boeing’s lower tally over the same period.
- Published backlog figures diverged, with Reuters citing 5,911 unfilled orders and AeroTime reporting 6,534, underscoring differences in reporting and adjustments.