Boeing sold 145 planes in the first three months of the year, after accounting for canceled orders, the company said Tuesday, as airlines around the world start to lay the groundwork for a broader postpandemic rebound.
Almost all of the orders were for the 737 Max, which regained its spot as the star of Boeing’s commercial fleet after emerging from a prolonged crisis more than a year ago. Two crashes of the plane killed 346 people, leading to a global ban on the Max for nearly two years until late 2020. Most of the 95 planes that Boeing delivered in the first quarter of the year were also the Max.
Boeing has now had 14 straight months of net new sales as the travel rebound accelerates.
