Boeing orders top cancellations for first time since 2019
Boosted by new contracts for the 737 MAX, Boeing reported Tuesday that new commercial plane orders last month exceeded cancellations for the first time since November 2019.
Boeing received 82 orders for its planes in February, including 39 for the 737 MAX, which returned to service in late 2020 following a 20-month grounding after two deadly crashes.
Boeing saw 51 order cancellations in February, according to data on its website.
The figures point to a partial comeback from one of Boeing’s rockiest periods in its more than 100-year history.
Amid the grounding of the best-selling MAX and the global downturn in travel demand caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the aviation giant suffered 655 cancellations or plane order conversions last year.
