Boeing 787 Dreamliners are built on the aviation company’s North Charleston, South Carolina, assembly plant on May 30, 2023.
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Boeing handed over 50 airplanes to customers last month, up from 35 in April, though it trails rival Airbus in deliveries up to now this yr because the Paris Air Show approaches.
The deliveries included eight 787 Dreamliners. Boeing last week said a recent manufacturing flaw — the second disclosed this yr — will slow near-term deliveries of the wide-body planes, that are in high demand resulting from the recovery in international travel.
Boeing has delivered 206 planes up to now this yr, behind the 244 that Airbus has handed over in the primary five months of the yr.
Each Boeing and Airbus have announced plans to extend output of recent planes to satisfy strong demand within the wake of the Covid pandemic.
Arlington, Virginia-based Boeing reported gross orders of 69 planes for May, up from 34 in April. Net of 11 cancellations it sold 58 planes, most of them 737 Max jets.
The Paris Air Show kicks off Monday, when Boeing, Airbus and other aerospace manufacturers will meet with customers and potentially announce more recent orders in the primary in-person iteration of the event since before the pandemic.