Aircraft
Boeing Commercial Deliveries To Drop in 2016
CEO cites 737 to 737 Max transition, 747-8 rate cut
Boeing expects the transition from production of current-generation 737 to the 737 Max will disrupt deliveries of the narrowbodies this year and contribute to an overall decline in billings. (Photo: Boeing)
Boeing expects the transition from production of current-generation 737 to the 737 Max will disrupt deliveries of the narrowbodies this year and contribute to an overall decline in billings. (Photo: Boeing)

The start of a transition from the Boeing 737NG to the 737 Max on Boeing’s Renton, Washington production line and a previously announced cut in production of the 747-8 to just six per year will account for a majority of a some 20-airplane reduction in projected commercial airplane deliveries this year, according to executives speaking during the company’s quarterly earnings call on Wednesday. After delivering a record 762 airplanes last year, Boeing now expects to ship somewhere between 740 and 745 in 2016.