*

Boeing ( BA ) delivered 48 airplanes in July, including 37 737

MAX jets

*

Airbus leads Boeing ( BA ) in deliveries this year with 373

aircraft to

328

*

Boeing's ( BA ) July deliveries highest since 2017

By Dan Catchpole

SEATTLE, Aug 12 (Reuters) - U.S. planemaker Boeing ( BA )

said on Tuesday that it delivered 48 airplanes in July,

down from 60 in June but five more than a year earlier. It was

the most deliveries by the company in July since 2017, when it

delivered 58 aircraft.

Boeing ( BA ) continued to fall further behind European rival Airbus

in deliveries this year.

Airbus handed over 67 jets in July despite having a growing

number of aircraft unable to be delivered because it lacks

enough engines. That was down from 77 in July 2024, but it

lifted Airbus' year-to-date tally to 373, compared to Boeing's ( BA )

328.

Airbus is also leading the U.S. planemaker in single-aisle

jet deliveries, with 286 A320neo family jets compared to

Boeing's ( BA ) 243 737 MAX jets. About 66% of all commercial jets are

single-aisle planes.

Boeing ( BA ) delivered 37 of its best-selling 737 MAX jets in

July, 20 of which were for aircraft lessors and 17 for airlines.

Boeing ( BA ) also handed over eight 787s, two 777 freighters and one

767 freighter. Airbus delivered five regional A220 jets, 54 of

its cash-cow A320neo family, two A330s and six A350s.

Aircraft deliveries are closely tracked by Wall Street

because planemakers collect much of their payment when they hand

over jets to customers.

Boeing ( BA ) booked 31 gross orders in July, which included 30 for

737 MAX jets and one for a 787. The Republic of Iraq canceled

one 787 order, though it still has seven 787s on order.

By the end of July, the aerospace giant had received 699 new

orders this year, or 655 net orders after adjusting for

cancellations and conversions. Its order backlog was 5,968 after

adjusting for U.S. accounting standards.

Airbus has struggled with delayed deliveries from its largest

engine supplier, CFM International, co-owned by GE Aerospace

and Safran, but delays have spread to its

RTX-owned rival Pratt & Whitney in the wake of a recent

strike, the European planemaker said.

Airbus still projects that it will deliver 820 jets by the end

of the year, a 7% rise from last year.

Boeing ( BA ) has not given guidance for annual deliveries. The U.S.

company is working to stabilize production after a mid-air panel

blowout on a new 737 MAX in January 2024 exposed widespread

production quality and safety problems.