Boeing ups deliveries

Boeing has recorded a 9.7 per cent increase in deliveries of commercial aircraft during the third quarter of 2010, driven primarily by higher deliveries of 737s.

For the three months to September 30, Boeing delivered 124 aircraft, comprised of 100 737NGs, 21 777s and three 767s. That is compared to the 113 deliveries during the same time last year, comprised of 90 737s, 19 777s and four 767s.