Boeing delivered 24 commercial aircraft in May 2024, down more than half year-on-year. It had delivered 50 deliveries in the same period last year.
19 of its deliveries in May 2024 were 737 MAX aircraft, with four to Ryanair and three Alaska Airlines. In the same period last year, it had delivered 35 of the aircraft. Its rival, Airbus, delivered 53 aircraft in May.
As of May 31, 2024, its backlog was at 5,625, down from 5,646 on April 1.
It had only received one order for four 777X aircraft from Ethiopian Airlines Group in May.
The lower deliveries come as Boeing contends with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigation in the wake of the Flight 1282 incident. A door plug had blown shortly after takeoff on a 737 MAX 9 Alaska Airline flight on January 5, 2024.
The FAA had capped its 737 production output to 38 per month in March.
A Boeing spokesperson said: “We deliberately slowed production below 38 per month to incorporate improvements to our quality and safety management systems, including reducing travelled work and addressing supplier non-conformances. Production will remain below 38 per month for the first half of the year and will be higher in the second half.”
Boeing had delivered 24 commercial aircraft in April and 29 aircraft in March.
It had delivered a total of 83 aircraft in first quarter 2024, while Airbus had completed 142 deliveries in the same period.
Boeing deliveries drop by half in May year-on-year
