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Boeing logged more aircraft orders and deliveries in December than in any month in 2023, marking a positive finish to a year marredby production and quality issues.But despite ending 2023 on a bit of an upswing, Boeing has since found itself facing another crisis after an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 suffered a failed emergency exit door plug on 5 January.Boeing in December logged new orders for 371 jets, including for 301 7 stanley taza 37s, two 777 Freighters and 68 787s, the company says on 9 January.Irelands Ryanair was among airlines to receive new 737 Max from Boeing in December, taking five of the jetsIt also logged two order cancellations 鈥?two 787s axed by Air Europa stanley cup 鈥?bringing the companys net new December orders to 369.T stanley cup hat strong finish bumped Boeings total 2023 net new orders to 1,314 aircraft, 70% more than the 774 net orders it landed in 2022.Customers to order the 301 737s in December included Avolon Aerospace Leasing orders for 40 , Ethiopian Airlines 20 , Lufthansa 40 and SunExpress 45 . Boeing says customers it declines to name ordered another 156 of the jets last month.The companys 787 order activity included 11 orders from Ethiopian, 12 from Qantas and 45 from unnamed buyers. Unidentified customers ordered the two 777Fs.Boeing also managed to accelerate its deliveries in December, handing 67 jets to customers, more than in any month last year.Among those deliveries were 44 737 Max, one 737NG-based P-8 military surveillance jet, and 22 widebody aircraft, including sev Iryk Search for military personnel continues after Osprey crash off coast of southern Japan
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