The American plane maker, Boeing, only delivered 4 jets in May 2020, 87% less than it delivered in May last year. The deliveries were the company’s lowest monthly deliveries in six decades. In April 2020, the company only delivered 6 jets.
Its May deliveries included two 777 freighters, one 737 NG (Next Generation)-based aircraft for the U.S. military, and one 767 freighter.
The planemaker received nine new orders for wide-body planes.
Customers canceled 18 plane orders in May including 14 of the troubled 737 MAX jets.
At the end of 2019, the planemaker lost its top spot in plane deliveries to its nemesis Airbus, managing only 345 deliveries against Airbus’ 863.
In April, Boeing recorded zero orders, the second time this year. Customers canceled 108 orders of its grounded 737 MAX plane, compounding Boeing troubles.
Although the company has resumed production of the 737 Max planes on a small scale, it has announced close to 12,000 job cuts amid the coronavirus pandemic that has caused a dip in the aviation industry revenues.
On a brighter side, Amazon Air is planning to lease 12 Boeing 767 jets that have been converted to cargo from Air Transport Services Group (ATSG). The company says one of the leased jets already joined operations in May. The other 11 will be delivered in 2021.
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