Boeing won orders for 82 commercial jets in February

US airframer again sees its backlog expand after months of downturn. Deliveries totaled 22 aircraft
Southwest Boeing 737 MAX 8 (Tomás Del Coro)

Boeing managed to reverse a steady decline in the number of commercial jets ordered in February. The US airframer has again accumulated several orders, including a new batch of KC-46 aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. According to company data, 82 aircraft orders were received, 39 of them for the 737 MAX.

Not to mention military aircraft, Boeing had a total of 55 jets ordered – in addition to MAX, deals were signed for four 787 Dreamliner (for unidentified customers), 11 777X for Singapore Airlines and a 747-8 that was in storage and which is quoted to be converted for use as VIP transport.

Of the 737 MAX, 25 units were ordered by United Airlines, while the rest did not have customers revealed by Boeing. Singapore, for its part, had already informed its decision to convert orders from 787 to the largest of 777.

As a result, Boeing’s commercial aircraft backlog grew again after more than a year of decline. According to the company, there are 4,978 aircraft pending delivery, however, accounting adjustments remove 937 planes from this total, leaving 4,041 units left.

This list of unsecured orders includes 759 737 MAX, 124 777X and 54 787 jets. The Dreamliner still has no units delivered for the fourth month in a row.

Boeing 787 assembly line (Boeing)

Boeing is experiencing quality problems in its 787 assembly line and therefore had to suspend deliveries while correcting these flaws.

In terms of deliveries, the planemaker was once again behind Airbus. Last month, 22 jets were delivered, including two military aircraft. Civilian models include 18 737 MAX, a 777-300ER and a 767-300F freighter.

Deliveries in February

CustomerCountryModel SeriesEngineQuantity
Aeroflot – Russian AirlinesRussian Federation777-300ERGE1
Air Lease CorporationUSA737 MAXCF2
Alaska AirlinesUSA737 MAXCF1
American AirlinesUSA737 MAXCF1
BDS U.S. Navy (P-8A Poseidon)USA737-800ACF1
BDS USAF Tanker ProgramUSA767-2CPW1
Business Jet / VIP Customer(s)USA737 MAXCF1
Copa AirlinesPanama737 MAXCF2
SMBC Aviation CapitalIreland737 MAXCF1
Southwest AirlinesUSA737 MAXCF5
TUI Travel PLCUnited Kingdom737 MAXCF1
United AirlinesUSA737 MAXCF3
UPSUSA767-300FGE1
WestJetCanada737 MAXCF1

Orders in February

Customer NameModel SeriesEngineOrder YearQuantity
BDS USAF Tanker Program767-2CPW202127
Singapore Airlines777XGE202111
Unidentified Customer(s)737 MAXCF202114
Unidentified Customer(s)747-8GE20211
Unidentified Customer(s)787-10RR20214
United Airlines737 MAXCF202125
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