Boeing delivers 57 jets in September, its 2026 high, as gross orders jump to 165

BA delivered 57 aircraft in September, its highest monthly total of 2026, up from 51 in August and 55 in September 2025. The mix was 43 737 MAX jets, eight 787 Dreamliners, two 777 freighters and four 767s, with Southwest Airlines the largest single recipient at nine 737 MAX. Third-quarter deliveries came to 161, narrowly above the 160 in the same quarter last year.

Orders were the bigger swing. Boeing booked 165 gross orders in September, compared with just 15 in August and 96 a year earlier, with no cancellations. Turkish Airlines accounted for 100 of the 132 737 MAX orders and Lufthansa for 20, while widebody demand added 23 787s and ten 777-family aircraft, including eight 777-8 freighters for Ethiopian Airlines Group. Boeing took more than ninety percent of the month's gross orders across the two big manufacturers.

Year to date, Boeing has delivered 475 aircraft, an 8% increase, and 363 737s, the most the program has handed over in the first nine months of any year. Aviation Week attributes the gain to a faster 737 program tempo, and Boeing is lifting 737 MAX output toward 47 aircraft per month, while 787 deliveries are running at the target rate of eight a month.

The comparison with Airbus keeps this from being a clean industry-wide rebound. Airbus delivered 72 jets in September and 547 so far this year, a lead of 72 aircraft, but booked only 17 gross orders in the month, and it still leads Boeing on 2026 gross orders by 511. Next checkpoints are October delivery data and Boeing's third-quarter report on Tuesday, Oct. 27, where investors will look for whether the higher 737 tempo is translating into cash flow.