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31-Mar-2025 6:26 AM

Boeing senior MD updates on 737, 787 and 777-9

Boeing senior MD global strategic initiatives commercial sales and marketing Malcom An, speaking at Routes Asia 2025, reported (25-Mar-2025) the following aircraft programme updates:

  • 737 MAX: Boeing will demonstrate at least two or three months of "production stability" to the US FAA before increasing the production rate. The company is making "steady progress" on certification of the MAX 7 and MAX 10, but the process is dependent on the FAA;
  • 787: Targeting production of 10 aircraft per month by 2026;
  • 777-9: Boeing is still targeting the first delivery "sometime in 2026".

Background ✨

Boeing's Commercial Airplanes division has been stabilising production rates and focusing on certification processes. In 1Q2024, it faced challenges with lower 737 MAX deliveries due to the MAX 9 grounding, prompting a temporary production slowdown to enhance quality control1. By 1H2024, the 737 MAX production rate was expected to remain below 38 aircraft per month, gradually increasing towards the end of the year2. The 777-9's certification was anticipated in late 2025 or early 20263.

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