Boeing reported no new aircraft orders in July, and just four aircraft deliveries, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the aviation industry. This is not helped by the company’s ongoing recertification struggle for its problematic 737 MAX.
Over 400 Boeing 737 MAX orders have been cancelled so far this year, as the worldwide grounding order continues to stand, while its total number of completed aircraft deliveries fell to just four in July.
Boeing announced that it lost 43 orders on its troubled 737 MAX in July alone, bringing the total number of cancellations on the type to 416 for the year so far, while the overall figure for cancellations and conversions for the MAX sits at 864.
The future of the 737 MAX is still uncertain, as recertification processes continue, and the FAA has recently released a follow-up airworthiness directive necessitating four crucial design changes to the plane, as well as a number of tests performed, before it can be deemed safe.
The four deliveries made by the Chicago-based planemaker include two 787 Dreamliners, as well as two freighter planes, and brought Boeing’s total deliveries for the year-to-date to 74.
One 767 freighter was delivered to FedEx in the month, while DHL took delivery of a 777 freighter.
Meanwhile, Air France and Turkish Airlines each took delivery of a 787 Dreamliner in July.
At just four for the month, Boeing’s deliveries are down by 19 aircraft when compared with the same month last year.
Boeing achieved a record high number of deliveries in 2018, before the global pandemic and the 737 MAX dilemma, at 806 aircraft. Current estimates suggest that the planemaker will deliver just 138 aircraft in 2020.
