June 13 (Reuters) - Boeing (BA.N) delivered 50 jets in May, 13 fewer than European rival Airbus (AIR.PA), but a 43% improvement on the same month last year.
Deliveries of the cash-generating Boeing 737 MAX increased to 35 jets in May, Boeing said Tuesday.
The company handed over only 17 MAXs to customers the prior month, when Boeing found a bracket installation defect that forced it to fix aircraft before delivery.
Boeing also delivered eight widebody 787 Dreamliners, three 767 freighters, three 777 freighters and a 737 that will be modified into a P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for South Korea.
Over the first five months of the year, Boeing delivered 206 aircraft - fewer than rival Airbus, which has delivered 244 over the same period.
Persons:
Brian West, Valerie Insinna, Mark Potter
Organizations:
Boeing, Airbus, Paris Air, Wall Street, Air Niugini, Hong Kong International Aviation, Thomson
Locations:
South Korea