(Reuters) – Boeing delivered 13 commercial planes in November, less than a quarter of the 56 jetliners it delivered to customers 12 months earlier, the U.S. aircraft maker said on Tuesday.

Deliveries are also down from 14 deliveries made in October when most of the company’s aircraft production was halted due to a seven-week strike that ended on November 5 .

Boeing restarted production of its best-selling 737 MAX last week, Reuters reported on Tuesday.

The American manufacturer is trying to increase production of 737s at a rate of 38 per month in order to generate much-needed revenue to cope with the strong cash burn of recent quarters.

Boeing plans to resume production of its 767, 777 and 777X at its Everett, Washington, plant “in the coming days,” the group said in a statement. Production of the Boeing 787 in South Carolina was not affected by the strike.

The restart of production is being done with a cautious approach, prioritizing quality, safety and worker training, the group explained, which is reflected in the month’s delivery figures.

In November, Boeing recorded 49 gross orders during the month, with 14 cancellations, including 34 737 aircraft and 15 767 aircraft for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-46 program. Year to date, Boeing has recorded 427 gross orders and 370 net orders after cancellations and conversions. After further adjusting for accounting standards, Boeing recorded 191 net orders.

Its European rival, Airbus, delivered more than 80 planes in November, Reuters reported earlier this month.

(Written by Dan Catchpole in Seattle; Mara Vîlcu, edited by Blandine Hénault)

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