Boeing $BA announced second-quarter deliveries on Tuesday that pushed its first-half total to 314 commercial aircraft. It was the most for any first half since 2018 and a 12% increase over the same period last year, according to CNBC.
The U.S. planemaker handed over 314 commercial aircraft through June, a 12% increase over the same period last year
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Boeing $BA announced second-quarter deliveries on Tuesday that pushed its first-half total to 314 commercial aircraft. It was the most for any first half since 2018 and a 12% increase over the same period last year, according to CNBC.
The 737 program led the way, accounting for 243 of those deliveries through the first six months of the year. Boeing delivered 171 commercial jets in the second quarter alone, including 129 737s and 25 787s.
June's total came to 64 jets, a step up from the 60 Boeing handed over in each of the two prior comparison periods — May and June 2025. The month's deliveries included 42 737 MAX jets, 13 787 Dreamliners, three 777 freighters, and five 767s. Five of those 787s were ones that regulatory hurdles around seat certification for startup carrier Riyadh Air had kept in limbo until the quarter, according to CNBC.
Boeing remains behind Airbus on the delivery scoreboard; the European manufacturer put 89 jets into service in June and 351 across the full first half.
On the orders side, June brought in 121 gross orders against eight cancellations, leaving Boeing with a net gain of 113 aircraft commitments for the month. Among the notable order activity, WestJet pulled its direct commitments for six 737s, though Aviation Capital Group stepped in to purchase the same number of jets it plans to put back into WestJet's hands through a leasing arrangement. Tallied across the full first half, Boeing's order book reflects 408 aircraft once cancellations and conversions are netted out. The cumulative 737 MAX order tally now stands at 7,206, edging past the 7,159 that its predecessor, the 737 Next Generation, accumulated over its lifetime, according to CNBC.
Boeing is working toward a monthly 737 MAX build rate of 47 jets, up from the current pace of 42, a target CEO Kelly Ortberg has described the company as "highly confident" about hitting. That expansion includes a fourth final assembly line that opened in Everett, Washington state, on July 6, focused initially on the 737 MAX 10 variant pending FAA certification expected by year's end.
The production ramp is central to Boeing's financial recovery. As deliveries earlier this year showed, each completed handover generates cash the company needs to repair a balance sheet weakened by years of safety and manufacturing setbacks — including an FAA production cap imposed after a door plug blew out on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX in January 2024. That cap was lifted last October.
Boeing's defense division delivered 35 units in the second quarter and 65 year-to-date, including Apache helicopters, Chinook helicopters, F-15s, F/A-18s, and KC-46 tankers.
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