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Boeing August Deliveries Dip as 787 Handovers Fall
Boeing’s August deliveries fell from 57 a year earlier, while 787 handovers dropped to four and 15 new orders were booked, the company said.
On Tuesday, Boeing reported 51 jet deliveries for August, a slight dip from the 53 planes delivered in July and down from 57 jets a year earlier.
The 787 Dreamliner handovers plummeted to four units last month from nine in the same period last year, though a Boeing spokesperson stated the decline was not due to production, supply chain, or certification problems.
August deliveries included 41 737 MAX planes, Boeing's best-selling jet, while European rival Airbus delivered 57 jets and booked 67 gross orders during the same month.
Through August, Boeing has delivered 418 aircraft, its highest total since 2018, while the commercial backlog fell from 6,192 to 6,156 at month-end.
Increasing output of the 787 is crucial to Boeing's financial turnaround, and the company expects to deliver 90 to 100 787s by year-end to meet annual targets.
American Conservative Boeing Co., one of the world ' s largest manufacturers of aviation, space and military technology, received 15 orders in August for...