Boeing delivered 46 commercial aircraft in March 2026, up from 41 in the same month a year earlier, with higher widebody output offsetting stable 737 MAX deliveries.
The company handed over 33 737 MAX jets during the month, unchanged from March 2025. While the narrowbody continues to account for the bulk of deliveries, monthly output has yet to show a clear increase year over year.
Widebody programs posted stronger numbers. Boeing delivered six 787-9s and one 787-10 in March, compared with three 787-9s and no 787-10s a year earlier. The 777F freighter totaled three aircraft, while the 767 line contributed one 767-300F and one KC-46A tanker based on the 767-2C platform. The monthly total also included one P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, derived from the 737-800 airframe.
In the first quarter, Boeing delivered 143 aircraft, compared with 130 in the same period of 2025.
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The 737 MAX reached 113 deliveries in the first three months of the year, slightly above the 104 units recorded a year earlier. The 787 program showed a more visible increase, with 16 aircraft delivered versus eight in the first quarter of 2025, including higher output of both the -9 and -10 variants.
Freighter and tanker deliveries remained relatively stable. The 777F recorded eight aircraft in the quarter, compared with six a year earlier, while the 767 program accounted for four deliveries, versus five in the same period of 2025.
Order activity reached 161 gross aircraft through March, with most demand centered on the 737 MAX. Transactions included orders from Air India, Aviation Capital Group and Delta Air Lines, alongside a large number of undisclosed customers.
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As of March 31, Boeing reported a backlog of 6,127 aircraft after ASC 606 adjustments, including 4,368 units in the 737 family and 1,059 aircraft in the 787 program.
The current figures still point to a gradual recovery rather than a sharp increase in output. Production is expected to rise in the second half of the year, when Boeing plans to open an additional 737 assembly line in Everett as it works toward a rate above 47 aircraft per month.
Over a longer horizon, expansion of the 787 facility in South Carolina is also planned, while the 777X is slated to enter service in 2027 after years of delays.
