Boeing deliveries improve
Boeing delivered 143 commercial jets in Q1 2026, a figure described as maintaining the recovery pace the company built during 2025. (aerotime.aero) Market commentary says the industry is now judging Boeing’s recovery more by supply‑chain resilience and execution than by demand alone. (ad-hoc-news.de)
Boeing handed over 143 commercial jets in the first quarter of 2026, extending the delivery rebound it started rebuilding in 2025. (boeing.com) The mix mattered: 114 of those deliveries were 737s, alongside six 767s, eight 777s and 15 787s, according to Boeing’s April 14 tally. Boeing said the figures are not final until quarterly results are issued on April 22. (boeing.com 1) (boeing.com 2) March alone accounted for 46 commercial deliveries, including 33 Boeing 737 Max jets, two Boeing 777 freighters and four Boeing 787s. Trade reporting on Boeing’s monthly file said United Airlines took eight 737 Max aircraft in March and Southwest Airlines took five. (scramble.nl) Boeing’s recovery is being measured less by whether airlines want planes and more by whether Boeing can build and hand them over on schedule. The company told investors in its 2025 annual report that it delivered 600 commercial airplanes last year, its highest total since 2018, and is trying to move to higher rates on the 737 Max and 787 this year. (sec.gov) That production question has been central since January 2024, when the Federal Aviation Administration froze 737 Max output at 38 a month after the Alaska Airlines door-plug blowout. In October 2025, the agency lifted that cap and allowed Boeing to move up to 42 a month. (cnbc.com) (usatoday.com) The first-quarter numbers also show how dependent Boeing still is on its single-aisle line in Renton, Washington. The 737 accounted for nearly four out of every five commercial deliveries in the quarter, while the 787 was the biggest contributor among widebody passenger jets. (boeing.com) Airbus still delivered more jets than Boeing in full-year 2025, but one industry tracker said Boeing led the first quarter of 2026 with 143 deliveries to Airbus’s 114. That leaves Boeing’s next update on April 22 focused less on sales demand than on whether suppliers, factories and regulators are letting the company keep this pace. (manufacturingdive.com) (flightplan.forecastinternational.com)
