Cathay Pacific Order Propels Boeing 777X Sales to Forefrontโ in August
SEATTLE – A โฃsubstantial order from Cathay Pacificโค for 14 Boeing 777-9 aircraft dominated Boeing’s sales figures for August,contributing to a total of 26โค aircraft โฃsold for theโ month.This influx of orders โฃbrings the totalโค 777X family backlog to 624 aircraft. Boeing โคhas sold 84 new aircraft of the B-777x family this year.
The Cathay Pacific deal representsโ over half of Boeing’s announced sales for August and โคunderscores continued demand for the long-range 777Xโค despite โฃprevious production challenges. additional orders announced โฃin August includedโ 2 B-737 Max for Tuiโ United Kingdom, 3 B-737 Max for an unidentified customer, andโ 5 B-787-9 forโ another undisclosed buyer.
beyond sales,Boeingโ demonstrated importantโฃ progress in deliveries,with 57 aircraft handed โover to customers. This โคfigure marksโ the company’s strongest August performance as 2018 โand surpasses the โtotal number of deliveries for all of 2024, wich was 348 due to a work โstoppage on the U.S. West Coast. Through August 31, 2025, Boeing has recorded 635 aircraft โคsold and 385 delivered.
The Augustโค deliveries consisted โof 41 B-737 โคMAX aircraft, 1โ B-737-700 (destined for conversion into a โฃWedgetail), 1 KC-46 tanker for japan, 4 B-777Fโ freighters, 8 B-787-9 dreamliners, and 1 B-787-10 Dreamliner. June saw โaโ higher number of deliveries with 60 โคaircraft.