Boeing delivers 108 jetliners in 1Q 2010

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Boeing Co. says it delivered 108 commercial jets in the first quarter of 2010.

The number announced Thursday is down from 121 jets in first quarter 2009 and 122 for the fourth quarter of last year.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes spokesman Jim Proulx (Proo) says that's due to normal variation and customer needs. He also points out that Boeing stopped delivering 747s late last year, as it starts building the new and larger 747-8. The 747-8 is undergoing flight tests, with the first to be delivered to Cargolux late this year.

Chicago-based Boeing says it expect to deliver 460 to 465 commercial jets this year, compared with 481 in 2009.

In the first quarter, Boeing delivered 86 737s, three 767s, 19 777s and no 747s.

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Boeing Reports First-Quarter Deliveries

The Boeing Company announced today deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the first quarter of 2010.

Major program deliveries during the first quarter were as follows:

Major Programs / 1st Quarter 2010 / Year-to-Date 2010

Commercial Airplanes Programs
737 Next Generation / 86 / 86
747 / - / -
767 / 3 / 3
777 / 19 / 19
Total / 108 / 108

Defense, Space & Security Programs
Apache (New Builds) / 4 / 4
Chinook (New Builds) / 2 / 2
C-17 / 3 / 3
Delta II - Commercial / - / -
Delta IV - Commercial / 1 / 1
F-15 / 3 / 3
F/A-18E/F and EA-18G / 13 / 13
Satellites (Government & Commercial) / 2 / 2
767 Tanker (International) / - / -

News Release Issued: CHICAGO, April 8, 2010 11:15 AM EDT /PRNewswire-FirstCall/