Key facts
- Boeing delivered 32 737 MAX jets in October, down from 43 in September.
- Boeing booked 165 orders in October with no cancellations, its best October on that basis since 1997.
- Avolon ordered 140 737 MAX jets, accounting for most of Boeing's October orders.
- Boeing has delivered 524 jets through October, up about 6% from 493 a year earlier.
- Airbus delivered 621 jets in the first 10 months of the year, ahead of Boeing.
- CEO Kelly Ortberg said Boeing would miss its 737 delivery target of about 500 jets this year.
Boeing said on November 10 that it delivered 49 jets in October, down from 57 in September and 53 in October 2025. The October total included 32 737 MAX jets, 11 787 Dreamliners, two 777 freighters and three 767s, one of which was for Boeing Defense's KC-46 tanker program.
The 737 MAX count fell from 43 in September. CEO Kelly Ortberg said in October that Boeing would miss its 737 delivery target of about 500 jets for the year. Wing production for the 737 remains a constraint, and Boeing said a supplier dispute has stalled wing production for 777 freighters and 767s. Boeing is working to raise 737 output to 47 jets a month, a rate Ortberg said the company would reach in early 2027.
Orders were stronger than deliveries. Boeing booked 165 orders in October with no cancellations, its best October for orders minus cancellations since 1997. Lessor Avolon accounted for 140 of them, all 737 MAX jets. Of the 150 737 MAX orders in the month, Allegiant Air placed six and four came from unidentified customers; the remaining 15 orders were 787s for unidentified customers.
Through October, Boeing had delivered 524 jets, up about 6% from 493 a year earlier, and behind Airbus, which delivered 621 in the first 10 months of the year. Air New Zealand took delivery of two 787s while still waiting for European regulators to certify its economy-class Skyrest sleep pods, according to the airline and news reports.