Boeing jet deliveries fall to 13 in November after strike ends

BOC Aviation

10/12/2024 16:00

Dec 10 - Boeing  BA.N  delivered 13 commercial jets in
November, less than a quarter of the 56 jetliners it handed over
to customers 12 months earlier, the U.S. planemaker reported on
Tuesday.
    Deliveries were down from 14 in October, when most of the
company's aircraft production was still shut down during a
seven-week-long strike that ended Nov. 5.
    Boeing restarted production of its best-selling 737 MAX last
week, which was first reported by Reuters. 
    The U.S. planemaker is trying to increase 737 production to
a rate of 38 a month to generate much-needed revenue after it
burned billions of dollars in cash during the first three
quarters. However, it has been under heightened oversight by
the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration since a door plug blew
out of a nearly new Alaska Airlines  ALK.N  737 MAX 9 during a
January flight.
    The company plans to resume production of its 767, 777 and
777X in Everett "in the days ahead," Boeing said in a statement.
Boeing 787 production in South Carolina was not affected by the
strike.
    Boeing has said that it is taking a cautious approach to
restarting production and has prioritized quality, safety and
worker training. That approach is reflected in the month's lower
delivery numbers, the company said. 
    November's deliveries included nine 737s, two 777 freighters
and two 787-9s, according to the company. U.S. carrier United 
Airlines  UAL.O  took delivery of three aircraft, including two
737 MAXes and one 787. 
    By comparison, after Boeing's last strike ended in November
2008, it delivered four aircraft that month.
    The company booked 49 gross orders during the month with 14
cancellations, including 34 737s and 15 767s for the U.S. Air
Force's KC-46 program.
    Germany-based TUI canceled orders for 14 and will instead
lease the planes from BOC Aviation, resulting in a net addition
of 20 new 737 MAX orders.  
    Year to date, Boeing has booked 427 gross orders and 370 net
orders after cancellations and conversions. After also adjusting
for accounting standards, Boeing booked 191 net orders.
    Boeing's European rival Airbus  AIR.PA  delivered more than
80 jets in November, Reuters reported earlier this month.
     

 (Reported by Dan Catchpole in Seattle; Editing by Mark Porter)