Boeing 737 MAX monthly deliveries fall to lowest since 2021
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is displayed at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
The monthly number of MAX 8 and MAX 9 deliveries was the fourth-lowest since deliveries resumed in December 2020 after a worldwide grounding following two MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people. Overall, Boeing has handed over 371 planes to customers during the first nine months of 2023, including 286 737s and 50 787s along with 35 other planes. By comparison, European rival Airbus has delivered 488 aircraft over the first nine months, including 55 in September.
Boeing's gross orders since the start of January rose to 848 in September, or 724 net orders after factoring in cancellations and conversions. Airbus has booked 1,280 gross orders or 1,241 after cancellations.