Boeing delivers 600 commercial aircraft in 2025, driven by sharp 737 MAX recovery

Boeing delivered a total of 600 commercial aircraft in 2025, a substantial increase compared with 348 deliveries recorded in 2024. The result confirms a strong recovery in narrowbody output, led by the 737 MAX, alongside higher widebody and freighter volumes.

Narrowbody aircraft accounted for 440 deliveries in 2025, all of them 737 MAX jets. This represents an increase of 180 narrowbodies year over year and confirms the MAX as the backbone of Boeing’s commercial output after a year affected by production and delivery constraints.

Widebody deliveries also rose, reaching 88 aircraft in 2025 compared with 52 a year earlier. All widebody deliveries in 2025 were 787s, with the family accounting for 88 Dreamliners across the -8, -9 and -10 variants, up from 51 units in 2024.

The 777F remains the only variant of the 777 family in active production. In 2024, Boeing delivered a single 777-300ER that had previously been built and stored.

Freighter output totaled 50 aircraft in 2025, more than double the 23 units delivered in 2024. In addition to the 777F, Boeing delivered 15 767-300F freighters. Both programs are approaching the end of production, as upcoming ICAO environmental requirements due to take effect from 2028 are expected to make new-build aircraft based on these platforms no longer compliant.

Military aircraft based on commercial airframes accounted for 20 deliveries in 2025, up from 13 in the previous year. These included P-8A maritime patrol aircraft based on the 737-800NG, E-7A airborne early warning aircraft derived from the 737-700NG, and KC-46A tankers based on the 767-2C platform.

Overall, Boeing increased deliveries by 252 aircraft year over year, a 72% rise compared with 2024. While the 737 MAX was the main driver of this growth, the data also point to a broader normalization of widebody and freighter production, even as several passenger widebody programs remain constrained.

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