Boeing has posted its latest delivery and order data, revealing that the US aircraft manufacturer delivered over 50 737 MAX jets in May 2026.
However, while the figures certainly look impressive many are aircraft that were held up while Boeing addressed damaged wiring on undelivered jets
According to Bloomberg, as many as 25 737 Max aircraft were caught up in the issue, delaying deliveries.
On May 27, 2026, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg announced that the planemaker was “off and rolling at the 47 rate” after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) backed increasing production of the 737 program.
At the Bernstein Annual Strategic Decisions Conference in New York, Ortberg told reporters that the company had “passed a capstone review for rate 47”.
Special delivery: Egypt’s first 737 MAX.@EgyptAir took delivery today of their first of 18 737-8 jets leased from @SMBCAVIATION. The 737 MAX will help them modernize their fleet and the travel experience. pic.twitter.com/uaSX8YeuhR
— Boeing Airplanes (@BoeingAirplanes) May 3, 2026
“We are now in the process of running the line at the 47-a-month rate,” Ortberg said. “It’ll probably take us a few months of stabilization there […] My guess is we continue to go up in rate.”
On June 9, 2026, Boeing confirmed it had delivered 60 aircraft in total during May 2026, the highest this year. February 2026 was previously the company’s busiest month with 51 deliveries.
Boeing’s total deliveries for the year now stand at 250, just 12 short of Airbus which has delivered 262 so far this year.
Southwest Airlines received seven new aircraft while Irish lessor SMBC Aviation received six. Both United Airlines and Virgin Australia received four new aircraft.
It was a quietish month for orders with Lufthansa purchasing 10 787-9s and TUI ordering a single 737 MAX. An undisclosed customer ordered two 737 MAX jets.
Boeing also listed orders for 14 737-800As, which are airframes likely meant for military conversions into P-8 Poseidon.