Boeing to report lower 737 deliveries amid supplier delays: Executive

Days before the numbers are due to be announced, Boeing warned that October aircraft deliveries to airlines would be lower than normal as the planemaker continues to be dogged by supplier delays on engines and other components. Boeing CFO Greg Smith said that deliveries would rebound in November and December despite persistent problems with engine-maker CFM International. Boeing is expected to release its orders and deliveries figures for October next week. Deliveries are a closely watched metric since that is the point when airlines pay the bulk of the money for a new jetliner. Boeing is working through its recovery plan for its best-selling 737 single-aisle jetliner caused by delays on fuselages, engines and other components which created a production bottleneck at its Seattle-area plant over the summer. <br/>