Chicago, Oct 03: Boeing said it has delivered 73 airplanes in the third quarter, down sharply from the same period a year ago amid the general aviation slowdown. The company delivered 295 planes to domestic and international customers through the first nine months, leaving it needing another 85 deliveries in the current quarter to meet its target for the year.
Boeing, the world's largest commercial jet manufacturer, has said its deliveries will fall to between 275 and 300 next year. Some analysts expect the total to be even lower in 2004, although Chicago-based Boeing has not disclosed its estimate.
It delivered 120 airplanes in the third quarter a year ago and 112 in the second quarter of 2002.
Boeing's deliveries for the quarter included 39 of its top-selling jet, the single-aisle 737; 11 twin-aisle 777s; six each of the 767, 757 and 747; and five 717s. All those totals were down from the second quarter except the jumbo jet 747, which rose by one.
Boeing shares fell $1.62, or 4.5 per cent, to close at $34.38 on the New York Stock Exchange, just above a 10-month low reached two days earlier. Bureau Report