Boeing's First Half Deliveries Reach Only 70 Units... One-Third of Last Year's Volume

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] American aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced that 183 aircraft were either canceled or removed from the order backlog in June. In contrast, only 10 aircraft were delivered during the same period.

On the 14th (local time), The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that Boeing had 60 orders for the 737 Max canceled. Boeing added that although these orders were not officially canceled, a total of 123 aircraft, including 119 737 Max planes with little chance of delivery, were removed from the order backlog. The 737 Max is the model involved in two plane crashes that resulted in a total of 346 deaths.

Boeing explained that many aircraft leasing companies are canceling their 737 Max orders, and excluding orders likely to be canceled, the order backlog had decreased to 4,552 aircraft as of the end of June.

On the other hand, new orders last month consisted of only one 767 cargo plane ordered by FedEx, and the number of aircraft delivered was limited to 10, including 3 passenger planes, cargo planes, and military aircraft totaling 7.

Boeing's deliveries in the first half of this year amounted to only 70 aircraft, affected by the 737 crash disaster followed by the demand slump caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Boeing's deliveries in the first half of last year were 239 aircraft.

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