Aircraft
Boeing Sets New Delivery Record in 2017
Also collects orders for 912 airplanes, marking another year of a greater than 1:1 book-to-bill ratio
Boeing 787s undergo assembly at the company's factory in Everett, Washington. (Photo: Boeing)
Boeing 787s undergo assembly at the company's factory in Everett, Washington. (Photo: Boeing)

Boeing delivered a record total of 763 commercial airplanes last year and registered net firm orders for 912, the company reported Tuesday. The delivery total fell precisely within its start-of-the-year guidance of 760 to 765, thanks to an increase in production rate for the 737 narrowbody to 47 per month and a new record delivery total for the 787 Dreamliner, to 136.