A Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft takes off from Renton Municipal Airport, near the company’s factory, on March 22, 2019 in Renton, Washington.
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Boeing said Tuesday that customers canceled another 60 of the company’s 737 besieged aircraft in June, limiting a grim first half to the air for the manufacturer.
That brought Boeing’s net cancellations to 323 aircraft in the first six months of the year.
Boeing’s 737 Max has been on the ground since March 2019 after two fatal crashes that killed 346 people together. The Federal Aviation Administration late last month began flight tests that would pave the way for recertification of the planes, but their review will take several more weeks.
The coronavirus pandemic has given Boeing an additional and broader challenge as demand for new aircraft is depleting. Airlines are making huge losses and are competing to reduce rather than add new planes and routes.
Boeing’s backlog fell to 4,552 in aircraft, a count that included orders that the company periodically drops due to customer financial problems or other factors. For many customers, it was easier to discard orders after the 737 Max was grounded for more than 12 months.
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