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Boeing Commercial Airplanes Achieves Milestone Year for Deliveries, Orders in 2014
723 deliveries, 1,432 net commercial orders are most ever in a single year
Commercial orders valued at $232.7 billion at list prices

Published: January 2015

Seattle. Boeing employees helped the company set a record for the most commercial airplanes delivered in a single year at 723 in 2014, breaking the company record for a second consecutive year. The company's sales team also booked 1,432 net orders, carrying a value of $232.7 billion at list prices, breaking the previous all-time high set in 2007.

Boeing's unfilled commercial orders stood at 5,789 at the end of the year – also a new company all-time high.

"I'm extremely proud of the entire Boeing team, and all of the hard work that went into delivering and selling a record number of commercial airplanes this past year," said Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner January 6.

All three Boeing Commercial Airplanes production sites – Everett and Renton, Wash. and North Charleston, S.C. – each set new site records for airplane deliveries.

In 2014, three individual commercial programs achieved notable milestones, each a single-year record:

737 program delivered 485 of the popular single-aisle airplanes
777 program delivered 99 airplanes
787 program delivered 114 Dreamliners, including the first 787-9 to launch customer Air New Zealand and first direct deliveries to 13 airline customers

Of the 1,432 net commercial orders Boeing booked in 2014, the Next-Generation 737 and 737 MAX led the way with 1,104 orders, followed by the 777 and 777X with 283 orders.

Boeing continues to bring new products and services to the market, including the launch of the 737 MAX 200 in September, a variant based on the successful 737 MAX 8. The airplane can accommodate up to 200 seats, increasing revenue potential and providing customers up to 20 percent better fuel efficiency.

"In the face of fierce competition, we had a strong year," said Conner. "In 2015 we'll remain focused on meeting our customer commitments, and prepare for key milestones on our development programs, including the start of assembly of the first 737 MAX and firm configuration for the 777X."

As of Dec. 31, 2014, orders, delivers and unfilled orders by program were as follows:

Boeing Commercial Airplanes highlights in 2014 included:

Boeing Delivers 1,000th 737 Boeing Sky Interior
Boeing Starts Assembly of Final KC-46A Test Aircraft
Boeing Rolls Out First 787 Dreamliner at Increased Production Rate
Boeing Launches BBJ MAX Family with First Order
Boeing Delivers 8,000th 737
Boeing Delivers 1,500th 747
Boeing, Air New Zealand Celebrate First 787-9 Dreamliner Delivery
Boeing Introduces New Method for Building 777 Fuselages
Boeing to Assemble 787-10 Dreamliner in South Carolina
Boeing Launches 737 MAX 200 with Ryanair
Boeing to Increase 737 Production Rate to 52 per Month in 2018
Boeing Begins Production on First 737 MAX Parts
Boeing Celebrates Groundbreaking for 777X Composite Wing Center
Boeing South Carolina Begins Final Assembly of its First 787-9 Dreamliner
Boeing ecoDemonstrator 787 Tests Innovations for More Efficient Air Travel