A Boeing 737 MAX 8 sits outside the hangar during a media tour of the Boeing 737 MAX at the Boeing factory in Renton, Washington.
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BoeingAircraft deliveries in October fell from a month earlier after a fuselage flaw on the airline’s best-selling 737 Maxes delayed deliveries of new planes.
Boeing delivered a total of 35 planes in October, down from 51 in September. Of those, 22 were 737 Max.
The Virginia-based manufacturer’s commercial aircraft unit told investors the vulnerability would affect delivery numbers for the month.
“We’re going to bounce back quickly on that,” said Stan Deal, chief executive officer of Boeing’s commercial aircraft unit, at an investor event last week. “We can increase and we’ll recover to ship by year’s end, but the adverse quality we have to manage out of the system is an impact.”
Boeing is making about 31 737s a month. Last week, it told investors it expected to deliver between 400 and 450 737s next year, up from about 375 this year.
The company recorded orders for 122 737 Max planes in October from carriers including Alaska Airlines and British Airways’ parent International Consolidated Aviation Group.
Supply chain problems and labor shortages have prevented the manufacturer from ramping up production further, an issue that has also affected rival Airbus, as well as a growing number of returning tourists. bronze. JetBlue and United was one of the airlines that complained about the plane delivery delay.
Boeing last week lay out a recovery plan Investors and analysts forecast annual sales to reach about $100 billion by the middle of the decade. CEO Dave Calhoun said the company could introduce a new plane, but it won’t be until the middle of the next decade as advances in engine technology still won’t guarantee enough fuel cuts to attract people. buying.
The company has struggled since two fatal 737 crashes in 2018 and 2019, Pandemic caused by covid-19Manufacturing defects halted delivery of 787 Dreamliners and the problems therein defense unitincluding the delays and cost overruns of the two 747s slated to eventually serve as Air Force One.
