United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner lands at London Heathrow International Airport in England, UK.
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Boeing’s March aircraft sales surpassed cancellations for the second month in a row as some airlines focus on the recovery of the Covid-19 travel toll industry.
The manufacturer reported gross orders on Tuesday for nearly 200 of its best-selling 737 Max aircraft, including the sale of 100 aircraft to Southwest Airlines. Counting cancellations, conversions and other order changes, he posted positive net orders for 40 aircraft.
Boeing’s lag stood at 4,054 aircraft at the end of last month, compared to 4,041 at the end of February.
Delivery in March was 29 aircraft, including two 787 Dreamliners for United Airlines. Boeing resumed deliveries of Dreamliners to customers late last month, a process it stopped last year after detecting production issues.
That exceeds 22 deliveries in March and the welcome is news for the aerospace giant. Most of the price of an aircraft is paid at the time of delivery and the company continues to struggle for the impact of the pandemic on airline demand and for the grounding of its best-selling 737 Max aircraft.
Last week, airlines temporarily landed more than 60 Max aircraft after Boeing flagged a manufacturing issue that could affect a reserve power unit.