FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Boeing tops Airbus for deliveries in January as 737 Max returns; timing set for final 747 [The Seattle Times :: BC-BOEING-DELIVERIES:SE] Boeing began 2021 by delivering 26 airplanes in January while its order backlog, which shrank dramatically last year, shrank once again — but only by 11 jets. That’s relatively stable compared to the precipitous collapse of orders in 2020, not only for the 737 Max but also for the giant 777X. A fast pace of getting parked Maxes ready for airline customers meant Boeing delivered more jets than Airbus last month for the first time since the Max was grounded. However, deliveries of other Boeing models remain very slow.