Boeing Plane Deliveries Tumble So Far in 2019
August 14 2019 - 8:15AM
Dow Jones News
By WSJ City
Boeing said it delivered 38% fewer planes in the first seven
months of 2019 than a year ago -- falling further behind rival
Airbus -- as the impact of grounding the 737 MAX jetliner weighs on
the US plane maker.
KEY FACTS
-- Boeing delivered 258 planes this year through July, down from 417 planes
in the same period a year earlier.
-- Airbus shipped 458 planes this year through July.
-- That puts Airbus on track to surpass Boeing this year as the world's
biggest aircraft manufacturer.
-- Boeing recorded a fifth straight month without any orders for the 737
MAX.
Why This Matters
Boeing said it hopes the plane will resume flights in the fourth
quarter, but some airlines and regulators have said they expect
fixes to the plane's software will be ready for the plane to be
cleared to fly again next year.
The prolonged grounding is starting to weigh on airlines and
Boeing's suppliers as well. Southwest Airlines sped up its decision
to stop flying at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport
because of the grounding of its MAX fleet, and makers of some plane
parts have cut production.
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