Boeing deliveries drop 27pc

Boeing said on Tuesday it delivered more commercial jets in June than in any other month this year, but the total of 44 planes represented a 27 per cent drop on an annual basis amid a whirlwind of legal and production challenges, reports Reuters.
The company has pledged to expand production by the end of the year, after wrestling with supply chain snags and operating a slower assembly line since a Jan. 5 mid-air blowout of a door plug on a 737 MAX 9 jet that heightened regulatory scrutiny.
On Sunday, the US Justice Department said Boeing agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge linked to two 737 MAX fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019, raising questions about the planemaker's ability to secure government contracts.
The company handed over five 777 freighters, including two of the jets to Air China, confirming Reuters reports that widebody deliveries to China have resumed after being halted this spring due to a Chinese regulatory review.
Boeing also reported 11 orders in June for 777 freighters, the third-highest month ever for the model, out of a total of 14 gross orders for the month.