American aviation giant Boeing, in the month of August, delivered 51 jets, a slight dip from the July tally and down from 57 jets a year earlier, as the number of 787 Dreamliners handed to customers declined.
The planemaker had a dismal Dreamliner delivery rate, handing over only four in August, down from nine registered in the August 2025.
However, the aviation major refused to attribute the phenomenon to production, supply chain or certification problems.
The latest 787 deliveries brought the total tally in 2026 to 54 through August.
The company still expects to deliver 90 to 100 787s by the year-end.
For Boeing, increasing output of the highly profitable twin-aisle Dreamliner is crucial to its financial turnaround.
August deliveries included 41 737 MAX planes, Boeing’s best-selling jet. Nine were delivered to Southwest Airlines, eight to United Airlines and five to lessor AerCap.
From January to August 2026, Boeing has delivered 418 aircraft, the most since 2018, when it delivered 481 jets through the first eight months of the year.
Boeing also booked 15 new orders in August, with two of them being 737 MAXs, while the remaining were 787s.
Boeing has so far secured 453 orders after adjusting for cancellations in 2026.
European rival Airbus, on the other hand, maintained the lead, by delivering 57 jets, apart from booking 67 orders in August.
The venture’s jet deliveries rose 9% in the first eight months of 2026, leaving it broadly on track to meet its target for the year, but with some catching-up to do on its A330 jet following a production disruption.
Between January and August 2026, Airbus has delivered 475 jets, up from 434 in the same period in 2025.
While Airbus has delivered 11 A330s so far this year, down 31%, deliveries of the A320-family narrowbody rose 11%.
The France-based aviation giant is targeting 870 deliveries in 2026, up 10% from 2025’s tally of 793.