Boeing slide in 737 MAX deliveries hampers recent progress

Boeing saw a slide in its 737 MAX deliveries in October 2026, hampering recent progress made by the US planemaker following the summer months.

On November 11, 2026, Boeing confirmed it delivered 49 aircraft in October 2026, a decrease from 57 deliveries in September 2026.

In August 2026, Boeing delivered 51 aircraft and in July 2026, the company delivered 53. The company’s strongest month this year was in June when 64 planes reached customers.

There was noticeable dip in MAX deliveries over October 2026, with only 32 aircraft making it out of the factory. In September 2026, the figure was 43 and in August 2026, 41.

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In September 2026, Boeing President and CEO Kelly Ortberg said that while 737 production is “now driving at 47 a month” it is not yet “stable” and it had taken a “little bit longer” than he had anticipated to increase from 42 to 47 aircraft a month.

Ortberg also pointed to constraints in 737 wing production and that Boeing had “not seen the flow improvements that we expected in the time frame”.

Dreamliner deliveries increased in October 2026, with 11 787s handed over to customers. However, the raised figure suggests Boeing was clearing a backlog rather than an acceleration in production.

Among the airlines that received new aircraft were flydubai, Air New Zealand, Akasa Air and United Airlines.

With two months of the year remaining, Boeing has so far delivered 524 aircraft in 2026. At the same stage in 2025, Boeing had delivered 493 planes and by the end of the year the total stood at 600.

Boeing orders October 2026

In 2026, Boeing has registered 826 aircraft orders, 10 less than at the same stage in 2025.

In October 2026, the company received 165 orders including Avolon’s record purchased for 140 new aircraft.

Allegiant Air also ordered six 737 MAX jets while two undisclosed customers purchased 19 aircraft between them.

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