Boeing records highest first-half deliveries since 2018

Boeingsaid Tuesday that it delivered 64 jetliners in June, compared to 60 the previous month and in June 2025.

Boeing delivered 314 aircraft through the first half of the year, a 12% increase over the same period last year and the highest number of first-half deliveries for the jet maker since 2018.

The U.S. planemaker trails European rival Airbus, whichdelivered 89 jets in Juneand 351 in the first half of the year.

Boeing’s deliveries are expected to rise in the second half of the year, as it increases output of its best-selling 737 MAX. The company currently isincreasing 737 outputfrom 42 jets a month to 47.

Boeing’s June deliveries included 42 737 MAX and 13 787s.

Its787 deliveries included five jets that had been held up by seat certification delays to startup airline Riyadh Air.

The planemaker delivered three 777 freighters and five 767s, including three for conversion into KC-46 aerial refueling tankers by Boeing’s defense division.

Boeing booked 121 new orders and eight cancellations in June, for a net total of 113 new orders.

Boeing has received 7,206 orders for the 737 MAX, surpassing its previous best-selling 737 Next Generation, which received 7,159 orders.

Canadian airline WestJet canceled orders for six 737s, and Aviation Capital Group ordered six 737s, which it will lease to WestJet.

Through June, Boeing has booked 408 orders after cancellations and conversions.