Boeing’s aircraft deliveries slipped in February as Dreamliner drawback lingers

A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft lands after a check flight at Boeing Box in Seattle, Washington, June 29, 2020.

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Boeing delivered 22 jetliners to shoppers in February, its fewest since August, as a pause in Dreamliner handovers continues to weigh at the corporate.

Twenty of the ones airplane have been 737 Max planes. Deliveries of planes are a very powerful for Boeing and different producers as a result of that is when shoppers pay the majority of the aircraft’s worth.

Deliveries of the wide-body 787 Dreamliner were paused for as a rule since fall 2020 as Boeing addresses a sequence of producing flaws that experience required fixes and extra in-depth inspections.

American Airways closing month introduced further cuts to its world flying on account of Dreamliner supply delays. It stated it expects to obtain 10 Dreamliners this 12 months, down from the 13 it up to now anticipated.

Boeing logged 37 new orders closing month. Thirty-two of them have been 737 Maxes, together with 18 for lessor Air Hire. An recognized buyer purchased 5 777 freighters as air shipment call for continues to stay powerful all over the pandemic. Air Hire debooked 4 Dreamliners.