Pandemic plunge in aircraft deliveries

Boeing delivered 70 planes while rival Airbus delivered 196 in the first half of 2020, compared to 239 and 389 respectively in 2019. Boeing’s deliveries nosedived after the grounding of its 737 MAX


Aircraft deliveries	Boeing	Airbus

May 2017: 737 MAX enters service. First flight is made by Malindo Air – subsidiary of Indonesian carrier Lion Air

Oct 2018: 230 MAX planes delivered to customers around world

Oct 29: Lion Air 737 MAX crashes killing all 189 people on board

Mar 10, 2019: Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crashes killing all 157 passengers and crew

Mar 13: Entire global fleet of 386 Boeing 737 MAX jets grounded

Jan-Jun 2020: Airbus deliver 151 A320 neo aircraft – direct competitor to Boeing 737 MAX

2015 
762
635

2016
748
688

2017
763
718

2018
806
800 

2019
380
863
 
2020
70
196


Boeing 737 MAX 

Airbus A320 neo


Sources: Flight Global, Forecast International, Seattle Times 
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