Boeing Q1 2026 Deliveries Hit 143 Jets as 737 Production Ramps Toward 47 AC PM Rate 47 and Everett Line Prepares to Open

USA – Boeing delivered 143 commercial aircraft in the first quarter of 2026 — its strongest first-quarter performance since the 149 jets delivered in Q1 2019 — achieving the result despite a brief pause in 737 MAX deliveries caused by a wiring rework issue affecting approximately 25 newly produced aircraft.

• Q1 2026 deliveries comprised 114 Boeing 737s, 15 Boeing 787s, eight 777 Freighters, and six 767s, surpassing Q1 2025's total of 130 aircraft.
• Boeing briefly halted 737 MAX deliveries in March 2026 to address a wiring issue caused by "small scratches due to a machining error," with each affected aircraft requiring approximately three days of rework; the issue resulted in approximately 10 planned Q1 deliveries being shifted into Q2.
• March 2026 deliveries totalled 46 aircraft, including 33 737 MAX, seven 787s, three 777 Freighters, two 767s, and one 737-800-based P-8 military surveillance aircraft.
• Boeing booked 161 orders in Q1 2026 — down from 241 in Q1 2025 — comprising 105 737s, 50 787s, and six 767s; March orders totalled 33 aircraft including 20 737 MAX, five 737NGs, and eight 787s, all from undisclosed customers.
• The Boeing backlog stood at 6,127 aircraft at end-March 2026, including 4,368 737s, 1,059 787s, 606 777s, and 94 767s.
• Boeing is currently producing 737s at approximately 42 per month and is targeting rate 47 in 2026; the new fourth 737 assembly line at Everett, Washington — supplementing three existing lines at Renton — is planned to come online this summer, enabling output above 47 monthly.
• Boeing has forecast 500 737 deliveries in full-year 2026, up from 447 in 2025.

Source: Boeing