Boeing reaches record commercial deliveries in 2015

Boeing delivered 762 commercial airplanes in 2015, 39 more than the previous year and most ever for the company as it enters its centennial year.

“The Boeing team has worked hard to achieve strong performance,” said Boeing Commercial Airplanes president Ray Conner.

“Our team did a fantastic job achieving higher deliveries and getting our products to our customers as quickly and efficiently as possible.

“This will continue to be our focus.”

In 2015, Boeing recorded 768 net orders, valued at $112.4 billion at current list prices.

At year end, Boeing held 5,795 unfilled orders from customers worldwide.

“We had a solid year of orders in 2015, maintaining a strong, balanced backlog that will help ensure a steady stream of deliveries for years to come,” said Conner.

The first 737 MAX rolled out of the factory in December

The 787-10 team completed detailed design of the newest member of the 787 family, while the 777X reached firm configuration, allowing the team to begin detailed design of parts, assemblies and other systems for the airplane

“Our newest development products are on schedule and poised to provide world-class value to our customers,” said Conner.

“We could not have accomplished all we did in 2015 without the support and hard work of our employees, suppliers, partners and the community.”