- Boeing (BA +1.2%) reports it delivered 48 of its 737 single-aisle aircraft in August, compared with 50 of the planes delivered in August 2017 and the mere 29 delivered this July.
- Total deliveries fell to 64 in August, from 66 units a year earlier and 39 units in July.
- Deliveries have been delayed as unfinished aircraft pile up at the company's Renton, Wash., plant as a result of production bottlenecks at its suppliers.
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Earlier: Boeing bringing back retired workers to catch up on 737 production (Sep. 10)
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Earlier: Boeing raises forecast for Chinese new plane pruchases (Sep. 11)