Boeing delivers more planes in 2013
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Boeing has delivered more commercial aircraft in the first six months of 2013 than it did in the same period last year.
The US planemaker delivered 306 aircraft in the January-June 2013 period, 6.6% more than the 287 it delivered in the first six months of 2012. This upturn came despite the four-month grounding of the B787 Dreamliner from January to May this year, during which time all deliveries were put on hold. In fact B787 deliveries have actually increased from 11 in the first half of 2012 to 17 so far this year.
The bulk of deliveries however, were for the single-aisle B737 model. Boeing has delivered 218 B737s so far this year compared to 208 in 2012. Deliveries of the twin-aisle B777 have risen from 42 to 47, but two other wide-body models, the B747-8 and B767, saw a slight drop in deliveries, both falling from 13 in 2012 to 12 this year.
The increase in deliveries for the B737, B777 and B787 programmes is largely due to the fact that Boeing has been steadily increasing the production rates for all three models, in an effort to clear its backlog of orders.
Despite having delivered 309 aircraft since the turn of the year, Boeing has also taken orders for a further 692 aircraft in 2013. The company now has outstanding orders for more than 4,750 commercial aircraft.
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