Overview
- Boeing handed over 53 aircraft in October, bringing 2025 deliveries to 493 and keeping pace for the strongest annual total since 2018.
- October’s mix included 39 737 MAX jets, one 737 NG for conversion to a U.S. Navy P-8, and 13 widebodies comprising seven 787s, two 777 freighters and four 767s.
- Orders were subdued with 15 new bookings and seven 737 cancellations for a net gain of eight, taking year-to-date adjusted orders to 782 and the backlog to 5,911.
- Federal regulators recently approved a 737 production increase to 42 per month from 38, reflecting confidence in tightened production controls.
- Boeing continues to trail Airbus on deliveries, even as 787 demand strengthens with 320 orders this year and an expansion of 787 facilities in South Carolina.