787 August 2018 Mid Month Update

As we approach the end of summer, Boeing seems to have some struggles delivering airplanes.  Last month Boeing delivered 8 787 to customers.  Now it appears that Boeing will deliver only 11 787s in August.  They've delivered 3 787-9 aircraft to KLM, El Al and AerCap (lsd to Ethiopian). The 787 wasn't the only commercial program to post low delivery numbers.  The 737 program saw only 29 deliveries and the 777 didn't deliver a single airplane!  The 737 and 787 were the major cash flow generators for Boeing Commercial Airplanes (plus one lone 747-8F).  Reports have attributed the low delivery numbers to issues with suppliers.

I have been informed by sources that 787 deliveries are slower due to issues with seat suppliers.  It appears that this has affected deliveries to Eva Airways, China Eastern and United Airlines.  There's no further information on other suppliers that could be causing the delivery slowdowns. 787 output continues at the 12/month pace thus crowding the flightlines at Everett and Charleston.

Lastly, Boeing posted only 1 order for the 787 which was the finalization of the Hawaiian Air deal.  Boeing's 787 backlog currently stands at 668 airplanes (89 x 787-8, 414 x 787-9, 165 x 787-10). Boeing has delivered 719 787s to date (354 x 787-8, 359 x 787-9, 6 x 787-10). 787 Spreadsheets