Boeing delivered 35 jets in April and says supply chain disruptions slowed 737 Max production
Boeing said on Wednesday May 11 supply chain disruptions slowed production and deliveries of its 737 MAX cash cow narrowbody, but does not see its overall plan for the year being disrupted.
Tuesday May 10 Boeing updated its commercial aerospace website, It shows the company delivered 35 jets in April, including 28 of its 737 MAX jets. Boeing delivered 41 jets in March and 95 jets in the first quarter of 2022.
The U.S. planemaker also said China was close to clearing the 737 MAX to return to service, but progress with regulators and customers was delayed by stringent COVID protocols, not broader trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. Reuters.com