The CEO of Boeing says that he wants to increase the production rate by 737 maximum in the rest of the year

By Dan Catchpole

(Reuters) -Boeing aims to increase the production of its most sold maximum planes to 42 aircraft per month in the coming months and to increase production to 47 per month at the start of 2026, Director General Kelly Ortberg said on Thursday.

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Program production defects 737 fell 30%, he said. “Almost each of our customers reports better airplane quality on delivery.”

The increase in production is essential to bring Boeing to be positive in cash, which Aortberg previously said that it expected to achieve in the second half. He burned $ 2.3 billion in cash during the first quarter.

“I think financial performance will follow the production performance of the company, and I think we have to think about it this way,” said Ortberg.

The company progresses in the certification of the smallest and the largest maximum variants with the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States, he said. Max 7 and Max 10 were partly delayed due to concerns with the engine disintegration system. The company should finish the critical tests of its corrective by July, which makes it possible to certify the plane by the end of the year, he said.

Boeing’s backwards includes nearly 1,200 orders for 737 max 10 and 332 orders for the max 7.

Ortberg also said that Chinese airlines are expected to resume Boeing deliveries in June. China had ceased to take deliveries in April in retaliation at the prices imposed by President Donald Trump. Boeing expects the impacts of the prices to be less than $ 500 million, he said.

(Edition by Chizu Nomiyama; edition by Elaine Hardcastle)