Boeing continued on its path to recovery in June, recording its highest number of 737 MAX deliveries since the end of 2023 and its best delivery rate for the first half of the year since 2018.

U.S. aeronautics company Boeing said on Tuesday that it delivered 60 airplanes in June, a 27% increase compared to a year earlier, including eight to Chinese customers for the first time since a trade spat between the U.

The tally was the highest since before a door plug from one of its new 737 Max 9 planes blew out midair in January 2024, sparking a new crisis for the company and slowing production and deliveries of aircraft. Of the monthly total, 42 were 737 Maxes, going to customers including Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines and United Airlines.