Boeing delivery pulse
Boeing reported 46 aircraft deliveries in March and a first-quarter total of 143, with the company saying 787 output rose year over year and backlog remained above 6,100 jets. A separate industry tally put Q1 Dreamliner deliveries at 15 and 737-family deliveries at 114, numbers airlines watch when planning routes and fleet rotations ( ).
Boeing handed over 46 commercial jets in March, lifting its first-quarter total to 143 as the company tries to turn higher factory output into cash. (boeing.com) The official first-quarter tally, released April 14, showed 114 deliveries from the 737 program, 15 from the 787 program, eight 777s and six 767s. Boeing said the figures are not final until quarterly results are issued on April 22. (boeing.com) March did most of its work on single-aisle jets, with 33 737 Max deliveries, but widebody output also rose. Air Data News counted seven 787s in March, up from three a year earlier, plus three 777 freighters and two 767-family aircraft. (airdatanews.com) Deliveries matter more than production headlines because Boeing usually collects most of an airplane’s price when the jet reaches the customer. That makes monthly handovers a close proxy for cash coming in from the commercial business. (boeing.com) The mix matters too. The 737 is Boeing’s main narrowbody workhorse for short and medium routes, while the 787 is the long-haul twin-aisle jet airlines use on international networks; both are central to fleet plans and route launches. (boeing.com) Boeing entered 2026 with more than 6,100 commercial airplanes in backlog, which means airlines and lessors are still lining up for delivery slots even after years of supply-chain disruption. In its January 27 fourth-quarter report, Boeing valued that commercial backlog at $567 billion. (boeing.com) The new quarter also starts against a stronger 2025 baseline. Boeing delivered 600 commercial airplanes last year, including 447 737s and 88 787s, after a late-year pickup in output and handovers. (boeing.com) Boeing’s pace still sits inside a two-company race. Forecast International said Airbus delivered 60 jets in March and 114 in the first quarter, leaving Boeing ahead for the quarter even after Airbus won the month. (flightplan.forecastinternational.com) For airlines, the March count is less about one month than whether Boeing can keep this cadence through the rest of 2026. The next hard checkpoint comes April 22, when Boeing reports first-quarter earnings and investors will look for signs that deliveries are holding. (boeing.com)
