Record Delivery of Airliners by Boeing

The US aerospace giant Boeing has set a new record for the number of aircraft delivered in a year by surpassing its 2015 record of 762 deliveries by one. The company also grew its order backlog to a record 5,864 aircraft. The order backlog which equates to around seven years of production, was spurred by a 35 per cent increase in the orders for Boeing 737 airliners from 550 last year to 745 this year. The Boeing 737 programme also increased its production to 47 airplanes a month during the year contributing to a record 529 deliveries, including 74 of the MAX version.

Said Kevin McAllister, President and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, “The record-setting performance is a testament to our employees and supplier partners who continue to innovate new ways to design, build and deliver the most fuel-efficient airplanes to customers around the world, The strong sales activity reflects continuing strong demand for the Boeing 737 MAX family, including the ultra-efficient MAX 10 variant that we launched last year as also the market’s increasing preference for Boeing’s family of twin-aisle jets. Increase in the planned production over the coming years is designed to meet this robust demand.”