Record commercial aircraft deliveries in 2015 for Boeing

by Payload Asia

Boeing delivered 762 commercial aircraft in 2015, 39 more than the previous year and most ever for the company as it enters its centennial year. In 2015, Boeing recorded 768 net orders, valued at US$112.4 billion at current list prices. At year end, Boeing held 5,795 unfilled orders from customers worldwide.

“The Boeing team has worked hard to achieve strong performance,” said Boeing commercial airplanes president and CEO Ray Conner. “We had a solid year of orders in 2015, maintaining a strong, balanced backlog that will help ensure a steady stream of deliveries for years to come,” said Conner.

777xIn addition to the orders and deliveries, the company marked a number of other milestones in 2015:

  • Five customers received their first B787 Dreamliners, including Royal Air Maroc, Scoot, American Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Vietnam Airlines
  • The B747 team delivered the 100th B747-8, the B767 programme received its largest single order ever from FedEx and the B777 programme announced a two per cent fuel improvement package
  • The newly expanded Seattle Delivery Center opened its doors to pave the way for increased B737 production
  • The first B737 MAX rolled out of the factory in December
  • The B787-10 team completed detailed design of the newest member of the B787 family, while the B777X reached firm configuration, allowing the team to begin detailed design of parts, assemblies and other systems for the airc