Boeing 737 MAX becomes company’s best-selling jet ever

Boeing The Boeing Company ↗ 0.28% reached a commercial milestone in June when cumulative orders for the 737 MAX family climbed to 7,206 aircraft, making it the company's best-selling airplane of all time and surpassing the previous-generation 737 Next-Generation series. The achievement followed a surge of approximately 100 net orders booked during June 2026, according to aviation industry reports.facebook+1

Orders and Backlog Growth

Boeing booked 121 orders in June, including 108 for the 737 MAX, bringing the company's total backlog to 6,202 aircraft, up from 6,178 at the end of May. The 737 MAX had already been described as the fastest-selling airplane in Boeing's history before the two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 that led to a global grounding. Since its return to service, the jet has steadily accumulated orders, passing 4,788 outstanding orders as of earlier this year.wikipedia+2

The 737 Next-Generation, produced from 1997 to 2019, had long held the record as Boeing's top seller. The MAX's overtaking of that mark reflects both sustained airline demand for fuel-efficient narrowbody jets and Boeing's recovery from years of production and quality setbacks.

New Production Line Opens in Everett

The orders milestone coincides with Boeing's launch of the North Line, a new $1 billion 737 MAX assembly facility at the company's Everett, Washington, factory. The line became operational on July 6 and was formally unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 10.lynnwoodtimes+2

The North Line becomes Boeing's fourth production line dedicated to the 737 MAX, supplementing three existing lines at the Renton, Washington, plant. Stephanie Pope, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, called it an investment in "capacity and resiliency".heraldnet

Production Targets

Boeing currently produces 42 737 MAX jets per month at Renton and plans to increase that figure to 47 during an initial low-rate production phase at the North Line, with the goal of reaching 52 per month by early 2027. The company's longer-term target is at least 63 aircraft monthly. Boeing's current backlog of more than 4,300 737 MAX aircraft represents roughly a decade of production at current rates.flightplan.forecastinternational+2