A review of July

Orders to the end of July: 8994

Deliveries to the end of July: 6848

Backlog as of the end of July: 2146


I clearly chose a good time to take a few weeks away from editing this blog: 203 new orders have significanly swelled the 737 order book for this year, and then there has been the big news, the reengining of the 737 (more on that later).


So, let's review the month of July. The big news was American Airlines' order for 100 737-800s (plus 40 options) and agreement to place an order for 100 737s with new engines (plus 60 options). The 100 737-800s are included in the July total, while the order for the reengined 737 will be finalised once that variant is approved by Boeing's board of directors. In addition, there was one 737-800BBJ ordered by a Boeing Business Jet customer, and two 737-900ERs ordered by Korean Air. On the negative side, two orders were cancelled by Turkey's Saga Airlines, according to the Seattle Times. After a fairly slow start to the year, July has signaled an upswing in orders for the 737 which hopefully will continue for the rest of the year.