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Inventory Clearance Drives Delivery Increase /// Widebody Lead Times Improve /// Narrowbody Production Continues to Lag 737 MAX Renton Factory – Boeing Production by Market Segment Commercial aircraft manufacturing levels …
May 2026 Commercial Aircraft Production and Projected Airbus & Boeing Deliveries Read More
How did the Boeing 787 go from a poorly performing program at the beginning of 2025 to exceeding expectations and stabilizing at 8 per month, to now struggling again? The …
787 Instability Threatens Program’s Ramp-Up Timeline and Boeing’s Broader Commercial Aircraft Deliveries Read More
Widebody Production Gains Drastically Reduce Lead Times /// Narrowbody Lead Times Rise ATR Final Assemble Line – Image – ATR For the purposes of this article, Forecast International considers an …
April 2026 Commercial Aircraft Production and Projected Airbus & Boeing Deliveries Read More
Forecast International has previously stated that Airbus is tracking well behind its historical delivery cadence relative to its 2026 target of 870 aircraft, a trend that signals increasing execution risk …
Airbus’ Growing Inventory: Why the 2026 Delivery Target is at Risk Despite Growing Production Read More
Narrowbody Production Gains Momentum /// 787 Inventory Clearing Spikes Widebody Lead Times For the purposes of this article, Forecast International considers an aircraft to be “produced” once it completes its …
March 2026 Commercial Aircraft Production and Projected Airbus & Boeing Deliveries Read More
Near-term execution at commercial aircraft OEMs directly affects revenue realization, supply chain stability, delivery planning, and financial exposure across the aerospace value chain, yet short-term performance is often difficult …
Forecast International Launches the Commercial Aircraft OEM Intelligence Brief Read More
Narrowbody Production Remains Steady /// Delivery Cadence Improves From January /// Boeing to Outdeliver Airbus For Second Consecutive Month For the purposes of this article, Forecast International considers an aircraft …
February 2026 Commercial Aircraft Production and Projected Airbus & Boeing Deliveries Read More
Narrowbody Output Moderates After Year-End Surge /// Widebody Activity Remains Concentrated /// Contractual Timing Shapes Early-Year Deliveries Boeing 737 MAX FAL – Image – Boeing For readers seeking deeper program-level …
January 2026 Commercial Aircraft Production and Projected Airbus & Boeing Deliveries Read More
Year-End Narrowbody Output Drives December Production /// Widebody Recovery Remains Uneven /// Deliveries Accelerate Into Year-End Airbus A220 FAL – Image – Airbus For the purposes of this article, Forecast …
December 2025 Commercial Aircraft Production and Unofficial Airbus & Boeing Deliveries Read More
Boeing 737 MAX – Image – Boeing There are rumblings within the industry that Boeing is evaluating a potential 737 MAX production rate of 63 aircraft per month by 2028, …
Boeing 737 MAX Production: Signs Emerge of a Potential 63-Per-Month Rate Read More