Aircraft
Supply Constraints Force Boeing to Cut 737 Output Target
Boeing sees production of 737 Maxes reaching the “low 400s” this year while Airbus projects 700 A320neo deliveries.
Boeing's 737 delivery output reached 43 airplanes in June but the company expects a "light" July as it tries to stabilize production rates at 31 per month. (Photo: Gregory Polek)
Boeing's 737 delivery output reached 43 airplanes in June but the company expects a "light" July as it tries to stabilize production rates at 31 per month. (Photo: Gregory Polek)

Supply chain constraints have prompted Boeing to downgrade its target for 737 deliveries from some 500 to a range in the “low-400s” for this year despite a relatively strong month of June when it shipped 43 of the narrowbody airplanes. The projection comes on the same day as Airbus too reported that supply chain kinks have forced it to delay a planned increase to 65 per month from mid-2023 to early 2024. Still, the European company expects to deliver about 700 A320neos this year, albeit 20 fewer than it had projected last quarter.


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