Boeing jet deliveries plunge by 56 percent in May
Boeing said it only delivered 30 jets to airline customers last month, a 56% decline compared to May 2018.
Just eight of these were 737 jets, which is a big drop from 47 delivered a year ago.
All of these were for older versions of the jet not impacted by the worldwide grounding of the 737 Max planes.
Boeing stopped deliveries of the Max planes after they were grounded in March after crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed a total of 346 people.
However, Boeing has not been hit with the expected rush of 737 Max cancelations.
While many airlines have hinted they will likely cancel or convert them to other aircraft models, the only major cancelation was a 71-plane order that was to be leased to India’s Jet Airways.
That was unrelated to the Max crisis as Jet Airways collapsed in April after huge losses.
The upcoming Paris Air Show may see more business announced for Boeing.
Another hearing is planned June 19 to discuss the latest status of Boeing’s fix and next steps to recertify the aircraft.
Attendees announced include former Federal Aviation administrator Randy Babbitt and celebrated pilot Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger who was famously at the controls during the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ flight of 2009.
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