(Reuters) – Boeing announced on Tuesday that it had delivered 45 commercial planes in April, four more than in March and almost twice as much as the 24 planes delivered in the same month a year ago.

Aircraft deliveries are closely followed by Wall Street, as manufacturers perceive most of their regulations when they deliver the actions to their customers. Years of crisis and production problems have heavily indebted Boeing, who must increase his deliveries to obtain more liquidity.

Among the deliveries of the month of April, two were made to Chinese airlines before Beijing orders the airlines to refuse the delivery of Boeing aircraft as part of the trade war between China and the United States.

Boeing delivered a 777 cargo to these leasing corp, which belongs China Eastern Air, and a 737 max in China Southern.

When US President Donald Trump announced high customs duties for China, four 737 max was at the Boeing finishing center in Zhoushan, China, where the company notably installs cabin interiors before delivering the plane.

After stopping deliveries in China, the planes returned to Seattle. They are currently parked in Moses Lake, in the center of Washington.

Boeing Chairman of Boeing, Kelly Ortberg, said at the company’s quarterly results conference of the company that the latter planned to deliver around 50 aircraft to customers in China this year. Orders of Chinese carriers represent approximately 10% of the aircraft manufacturer’s order book.

The company delivered 29,737 Max, including eight for United Airlines, five for Ryanair and five for Southwest Airlines. Boeing also delivered eight 787, four 777 cargo and three 767.

In April, Boeing delivered more than 40 planes for the fourth consecutive month. The company focused on stabilizing the production rate of its bestseller, the 737 Max, which was affected by quality problems in 2024.

During the first four months of the year, Boeing delivered 175 planes, including 133,737 Max, 21,787 and 11,777 cargo.

Boeing also recorded eight new gross orders last month, one more than in April 2024. All orders concerned 737 MAX line planes for unidentified customers.

There was no cancellation or conversion. Thirty-two orders previously placed were added to the company’s firm command book. They had not been included before due to American accounting rules.

As of April 30, Boeing recorded 249 gross orders and 212 net commands after cancellations and conversions. He had 6,282 orders not executed, and his official command book was 5,643 orders, after adjustment according to accounting standards.

The company was exceeded by its European competitor Airbus, which delivered 56 planes and recorded 11 new orders in April.

The two have received substantial orders so far in May, including an IAG command, the owner of British Airways, for 32 Boeing 787-10 and 21 Airbus A330-900neo.

(Written by Dan Catchpole in Seattle, Mara Vîlcu for the , edited by Kate Entringer)

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