Boeing Confirms 164 Orders

Boeing has published its orders and deliveries for November 2025 as it begins to wrap up the year that was.

The month was headlined by strong performance across the planemaker’s order book as it finishes the year strongly.

The business welcomed 164 new orders for its commercial division, resulting in 126 net orders, with a reported cancellation rate of 38 aircraft.

The biggest order came from Emirates, which committed at the Dubai Airshow to 65 more 777-9s in a sizeable contract, reinforcing its reliance on a long-haul jet that remains uncertified.

More importantly for Emirates as well, the deal was enough to prompt Boeing to consider launching a new variant in the 777X program, dubbed the 777-10, to address the Dubai-based carrier’s concerns about the lack of true high-capacity jets.

Emirates’ order for the jet also represents a top-up. Still, it comes at a time when Boeing has long grappled with its inability to get the type certified, as it has battled delay after delay, which has also led to very public frustrations from the carrier and likely to better terms being agreed upon for top-up commitments such as this one.

During the month, the airline also saw China Airlines commit to an additional nine Boeing 777Xs, bringing the monthly total for this highly anticipated long-haul product to 74 and representing one of its strongest 30-day periods to date.

For the planemakers’ single-aisle division, there were also orders for the 737 MAX, 43 of these in fact; however, the culprits behind the purchase are yet to be clear, as the manufacturer confirms these have come from unidentified customers that’ll be revealed later.

Orders also came from Gulf Air, Uzbekistan Airways, Etihad Airways, and even an unidentified buyer for the 787 series, with the backlog of this efficient, what would be described as highly flexible aircraft for airlines around the world.

Lastly, there were two orders for the planemakers’ 777 Freighters; this is a popular model, and it’s still in production as airlines look towards a shorter-term solution to meeting capacity requirements, rather than the next-generation freighters currently under development and not yet certified.

For orders, 2025 has been solid for the American manufacturer despite recent quality issues and output delays that have plagued the business, with customer interest in acquiring new jets driving orders to come in thick and fast.

Looking at Boeing’s Deliveries

November also saw Boeing deliver 44 aircraft, a reduction from the 53 it shipped in October and a significant step down from Airbus’ 72.

While much progress has been made throughout the year on addressing production woes that have plagued the operation for some time, there’s still a long way to go before Boeing would consider itself once more in a comfortable position with output rates.

2025, however, despite the slower month of November, which was headlined by 32 deliveries of the 737 MAX, was one of the manufacturer’s strongest years before the 737 MAX jets crashed in the latter stages of the 2010s, sparking the disappointment Boeing has faced as a direct consequence.

Through November 30, figures show that Boeing has delivered 537 aircraft, driven by almost 400 deliveries of the 737 MAX jets, a figure that would be substantially higher if production hadn’t had so many issues over recent years.

However, over recent months, Boeing has made meaningful progress on output rates, thanks to Federal Aviation Administration approval to increase monthly output to 42 units, up from 38.

While Boeing still has restrictions on its output from the program, the increase to 42 still represents a positive step in the right direction as part of the planemaker’s efforts to begin working through its backlog.