Stephanie Pope, Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief, is gauging the airframer's progress based on its ability to safely repeat a monthly production rate of 38 737 Max jets.

Boeing (NYSE:BA) is going into next week’s Paris Air Show on a high note after reporting a surge in aircraft orders and deliveries in May. The U.S. aerospace giant booked 303 gross orders last month and produced 38 new 737 Max aircraft,

Boeing heads into the Paris Air Show after a blockbuster May that included booking 303 new orders and rolling out 38 new 737 MAX jets, a production rate it has been working to reach for more than a year.

Boeing "rolled out" 38 737 MAX planes in May, reaching the Federal Aviation Administration's production cap put in place after the Alaska Airlines panel blowout last year.

Boeing recorded its largest monthly aircraft order since late 2023, securing more than 300 gross aircraft orders in May, according to Aerospace Global News.

Boeing is heading into the Paris Air Show after a blockbuster May that included booking 303 new orders and rolling out 38 new 737 MAX jets, a production rate that it has been working to reach for more than a year.

Boeing padded its backlog in May with orders for 303 aircraft, while also accelerating 737 production to 38 jets monthly, the fastest pace permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The 737 MAX is Boeing's best-selling and latest generation of single-aisle aircraft, and the successor to the 737 Next Generation (NG) series. It is designed to offer better fuel efficiency, longer range,