Boeing’s cash burn improves as jet production stabilises

Planemaker remains susceptible to the fallout from US president Donald Trump’s tariffs, which have halted aircraft deliveries to China, the world’s second-biggest aviation market after the US

Calling 2025 'our turnaround year', chief executive Kelly Ortberg said the company was on track to raise output of its cash-cow 737 Max jetliner over the next few months to the 38-jet monthly cap imposed by US regulators.

Boeing reported first-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street’s estimates, giving the embattled planemaker a greater degree of stability to navigate dislocations in global trade that have complicated exports.

The planemaker used $2.3bn (€2bn) in free cash in the three months ended March 31 as it ramped up jet production, Boeing said in a statement on Wednesday.