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Economy · 6 d ago

A Boeing 737 Max 10 test aircraft

DUNCAN KIRK from Coeur d'Alene, United States · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Boeing shares fall about 9% after a cautious production forecast

737 MAX target rate

52 planes a month, second half of 2027

CEO Kelly Ortberg said 737 MAX output will not reach 52 a month until the second half of 2027, after it first stabilizes at 47 a month.

Boeing lost US$116 million in the third quarter, down from a US$5.3 billion loss a year earlier, mostly on 777X certification delays. Revenue rose 4% to US$24.2 billion.

Free cash flow outlook

  1. 2026

    About US$2 billion

  2. 2028

    US$6 billion

  3. 2029

    US$10 billion

Ortberg expects free cash flow to grow from about US$2 billion in 2026 to US$10 billion in 2029.