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Boeing’s commercial aircraft deliveries in the third quarter continued to improve, risingabout 38%to 160 aircraft, up from 116 planes for the same period last year.
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The aircraft giant delivered 121 of its 737 model aircraft, six 767s, nine of its 777s and 24 of its 787 units in Q3.
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Boeing’s commercial gross orders also hiked up to 821,nearly outpacing 2023’s orders of 848 for the same period.
Various media reports have stated that the plane manufacturer is on track to deliver the most planes since 2018, when the company delivered 568 aircraft by the end of Q3 that year.
Still, Boeing is trailing its competitor, Airbus, which has delivered 507 and aims to ship 820 by the end of 2025.
The number of commercial planes delivered across four plane models in Q3 2025 compared to Q3 2024 and 2023.
While Boeing has not disclosed its commercial delivery goals, research and analysis aerospace firm Forecast International anticipates the company will deliver around 590.
FI believes the number is feasible for Boeing to achieve, as the company has been averaging 49 deliveries per month through Sept. 30, and as long as 737 production remains stabilized and continues to deliver the remaining 737 and 787 inventory.Still, Boeing will need to average 50 deliveries per month by year’s end.
Where Boeing has Airbus beat is in its orders backlog, with 821 compared to its competitor’s 514. Boeing has recently secured orders for its 737, 777 and 787 Dreamliner planes from Norwegian Group, Uzbekistan Airways, Turkish Airlines, Macquarie AirFinance, Cathay Pacific and Gulf Air.
Last month, Canada-based airline WestJet announced that it had made its largest aircraft order ever, committing to purchasing at least 67 more Boeing planes scheduled for delivery through 2034.
Commercial orders and deliveries data from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 2025, compared to 2024 and 2023’s data from the same time period.
The Trump administration has been helpful regarding the increased commercial plane orders, President and CEO Kelly Ortberg said at Morgan Stanley’s 13th Annual Laguna Conference in September.
“The balance of trade activity and the tariff activity has certainly put a keen focus on airlines and on our aircraft,” Ortberg said. “There’s no better way to correct the balance of trade than to buy a large number of aircraft. And certainly, we’re the beneficiary of that.”
