According to CNBC, Boeing delivered 57 jets in September, up from 51 in August and 55 a year earlier, marking its highest monthly total so far this year. The deliveries included 43 737 MAX jets, eight 787s, two 777 freighters and four 767s, including three for Boeing's defense unit to be completed as KC-46 aerial refueling tankers.

Turkish Airlines' order for 100 737 MAX jets lifted Boeing's September new orders to 165. Boeing also booked orders for 20 737 MAX jets for Lufthansa, six 737 MAX and five 787 jets for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, and eight 777-8 freighters and two 777 freighters for Ethiopian Airlines, while another six 737 MAX and 18 787 orders came from unidentified customers. Through September, Boeing delivered 475 jets this year, up 8% from a year earlier, and ended the month with an official backlog of 6,371 jets, compared with 6,156 at the end of August.