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Boeing’s May 737 MAX Production Hits FAA Cap

Deliveries Hit 45, With Over 300 Gross Orders

Boeing “rolled out” 38 of its 737 MAX aircraft during May, which means that number of aircraft moved through the production line and out the factory door but not all of them have been delivered to customers yet.

The 38 aircraft is the production limit specified by the FAA and was the first time the company got to that number since the cap was put in place after a door panel blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 in January 2024. Boeing will need permission from the FAA to go above that number, which will be crucial to generating more cash and signaling the company’s recovery.

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said that the company hopes to seek permission some time this year, but won’t make the request until he is assured that key performance indicators identified by the FAA are being met as part of its safety plan.

The May deliveries of 45 aircraft match those of January and April and the other months were all above 40 per month. That is much improved over the 24 delivered in May 2024.

The 45 deliveries in May included 31 737 MAX and one 737 NG for the defense program’s P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. Deliveries also included seven 787 widebodies, five 777 freighters, and one 767 freighter.

Boeing’s orders net of cancellations totaled 345 aircraft in May, with 146 for 737 MAX, 157 for 787 Dreamliners and yet-to-be-certified 777X planes that was placed by Qatar Airways during President Donald Trump’s visit to Doha last month.

FMI:  www.boeing.com/

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