Boeing delivers 55 planes in September
Boeing said Tuesday that it delivered 55 commercial airplanes of all types in September, surpassing its five-year average of 40 deliveries in the month and marking an increase of 22 deliveries from a year ago, Xinhua reports.
Of the 55 planes delivered in September, 40 were 737 MAXs. In September 2018, before two fatal 737 MAX crashes upended Boeing's production, the company delivered 87 airplanes.
Boeing also delivered seven 787 Dreamliners, three 777 freighters, four 767s and one 737 NG.
From Jan. 1 through the end of September, Boeing delivered 440 airplanes, compared to 291 for the same time period last year. In the three months between July and September, Boeing delivered 160 planes, up from 116 in the third quarter of 2024.
In September, Airbus delivered 73 planes. From January through September, it delivered 507 planes.
Earlier, a Kazinform News Agency correspondent examined the key factors behind Boeing’s ongoing crisis - from air crashes and quality issues to whistleblower claims, labor unrest, and legal troubles - eroding trust in the aerospace giant.
