{"id":191899,"date":"2026-09-16T16:30:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/?p=191899"},"modified":"2026-09-17T12:18:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:18:02","slug":"boeing-faces-delays-in-stabilizing-737-max-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2026\/09\/boeing-faces-delays-in-stabilizing-737-max-production.html","title":{"rendered":"Boeing Faces Delays in Stabilizing 737 MAX Production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During a Morgan Stanley conference on Wednesday, Boeing Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg conceded that stabilizing the <strong>737 MAX<\/strong> production rate at 47 aircraft per month is taking &#8220;longer than expected.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the executive&#8217;s remarks, shares of the aerospace manufacturer dropped 2.5% immediately, closing the trading session down 4.5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ramping up delivery rates for the narrowbody twin-engine jet is critical to the airframer\u2019s financial recovery following years of consecutive crises that have left the company saddled with nearly $26 billion in net debt and substantial reputational damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">737 MAX Variant Certification Status<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the regulatory front, Ortberg provided updates on the progress across the narrowbody family:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Boeing 737-10:<\/strong> Ortberg anticipated that the largest variant in the program will be certified &#8220;very soon.&#8221; The process is running several years behind schedule\u2014a critical milestone given that the model accounts for roughly 30% of all 737 family orders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Boeing 737-7:<\/strong> As a reminder, the smallest variant was certified by U.S. regulators earlier this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2026\/09\/korean-air-and-boeing-finalize-historic-order-for-103-aircraft-valued-at-36-2-billion.html\">Korean Air and Boeing Finalize Historic Order for 103 Aircraft Valued at $36.2 Billion<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supply Chain Bottlenecks on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The company&#8217;s widebody program is also grappling with supply chain headwinds. Plans to increase the Boeing 787 Dreamliner production rate to 10 aircraft per month have been pushed back due to engine supply delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boeing is currently sustaining an assembly rate of eight 787s per month. However, protracted certification timelines for premium-class seating have weighed on actual customer delivery rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;While we might have a pretty good factory rollout rate of eight a month, you&#8217;re going to see lumpiness month-to-month on 787 deliveries,&#8221; Ortberg explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skepticism Over Potential New China Order<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ortberg also tempered expectations held by some industry analysts regarding an imminent mega-order from China during next week\u2019s Washington summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By way of background, China committed to acquiring 200 aircraft during the meeting between both leaders in Beijing last May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Direct Impact on Free Cash Flow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The slower ramp-up across the 737 MAX and 787 Dreamliner final assembly lines has forced a revision of the company&#8217;s financial targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boeing Chief Financial Officer Jay Malave noted that the company is unlikely to hit the $3 billion free cash flow mark\u2014the high end of the guidance issued in January\u2014and instead projects generating approximately $2 billion, tracking the midpoint of its financial outlook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-topics\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-9e302684     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"218\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2026\/09\/korean-air-and-boeing-finalize-historic-order-for-103-aircraft-valued-at-36-2-billion.html\" target=\"_self\" 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