EVERETT — The Boeing Co. delivered 184 commercial airplanes in the first three months of 2015, the company said in a news release Friday.
The company delivered 30 twin-aisle 787 Dreamliners, indicating that it is on track to hit a target of 120 deliveries this year.
Production problems and parts availability have dogged the 787 program for several years. There are still reports of work not being completed on schedule and supply issues, especially with parts from seat-maker Zodiac Aerospace. But Boeing has smoothed out many of those production problems. Last year, it met a goal of 110 Dreamliner deliveries.
The 30 787s delivered this year include the 11th Dreamliner to roll off the assembly line. The airplane, which has GE’s GEnx-1B engines, was delivered Tuesday to Korean Air.
Early-production 787s were plagued with problems, requiring extensive rework. Boeing has sold a few at deep discounts, according to industry sources. The aerospace giant plans to deliver at least one more this year.
In March, Boeing also donated the second 787 produced to the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.
Boeing delivered 24 777s, five 767s and four 747s in January, February and March.
Most of the first quarter deliveries — 121 — were single-aisle 737s.
So far this year, Boeing’s defense division has delivered 16 AH-64 Apache helicopters, 10 CH-47 Chinook helicopters, one C-17 cargo plane, 12 fighter jets — one F-15 and 11 F/A-18s — and three military versions of the 737: one C-40A transport and two P-8 sub hunters.
Dan Catchpole: 425-339-3454; dcatchpole@heraldnet.com; Twitter: @dcatchpole.
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