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Boeing leads in supplying world’s jets
SEATTLE - Boeing continued to increase its presence in the world-wide fleet in 1998, delivering more than two of every three commercial airliners of 100 seats or more.
Boeing delivered 563 commercial aircraft in 1998 - a 50 per cent increase over 1997. Those deliveries included the first 737- 600, 737-800, 777-300 and the Boeing Business Jet.
“In aerospace, we consider deliveries and a healthy backlog as important measures of success in the marketplace,” said Mr Alan Mulally, president - Commercial Airplanes. “Yet a major challenge awaits us - delivering even more jets in 1999 while improving pro ductivity and efficiency. We must keep our focus on that challenge in order to achieve the financial health that will be key to aerospace leadership in the 21st Century,” he said.
With Boeing heading once more into record territory in 1999 deliveries are expected to be in the range of 620 - the company appears likely to deliver two-thirds of all new commercial aircraft in 1999 as well. Among those deliveries will be the first 717-200 and the first 757-300. Boeing has delivered nearly 12,500 commer cial jets, with Boeing accounting for about three of every four jets in service.
The past year also was a stellar year for firm orders, with 656 spanning the product line. This brings the total to more than 14,000 orders for The Boeing Company since the beginning of the Jet Age.
Orders for the Boeing 737 - the world’s best-selling commercial jetliner - soared beyond 4,000 in 1998. Total orders for the Next- Generation 737 - which entered service last year - grew by nearly 50 per cent in 1998 to more than 1,100, making it the fastest selling jet in history. The healthy stream of orders increased the total of unfilled announced orders at year’s end to 1,786 - 43 more than a year earlier. ®
Model
1998
Orders
Total
Orders
1998
Deliveries
Total
Deliveries
Unfilled
Announced
Orders
717 65 115 0 0 115 737 373 4,234 281 3,256 978 747 14 1,291 53 1,189 102 757 50 966 54* 836 130 767 42 863 47 729 134 111 71 429 74 178 251 MD-80 24 1,191 8 1,165 26 MD-90 4 134 34 98 36
Md-I 1
13 200 12 186 14 Other** - 4,819 - 4,819 - Total 656 14,242 563 12,456 1,786 ♦Includes four 757 C32-A models produced for the U.S. government ** Models no longer produced: 707,727, DC-8, DC-9, DC-1 0 m