Boeing posts best month of 2026 with 60 May deliveries

Boeing handed over 60 commercial aircraft in May 2026 - its strongest month of the year, up from 47 in April - including 51 737 MAX jets, as the planemaker recovered from an earlier wiring issue that had crimped narrowbody output. The figures, reported in early June, leave Boeing's commercial backlog at roughly 6,758 aircraft and signal that its 737 production recovery is gaining pace, days after CEO Kelly Ortberg confirmed the company is studying a push toward a record 70 jets per month. Single-aisle jets dominated the month with 52 narrowbody deliveries.