The airplane orders keep coming, and Boeing's stock climbs to a two-year high

Dow Jones01-13

MW The airplane orders keep coming, and Boeing's stock climbs to a two-year high

By Tomi Kilgore

Delta ordered 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with options to double the order

Boeing's stock gets a lift after it received orders for up to 60 more planes, a week after it received orders for up to 145 planes.

Shares of Boeing rose toward a two-year high in early Tuesday trading, after the aerospace giant received an order for up to 60 of its 787 Dreamliner jets, the first order for those planes from Delta Air Lines.

The order for Boeing's $(BA)$ wide-body long-haul jets comes a week after Alaska Airlines said it would buy up to 145 Boeing planes, including five 787s and 105 737-10 aircraft, with options for 35 additional 737 MAX jets.

Boeing's stock rose 0.3% in premarket trading. On Monday, the stock closed at its highest price since Jan. 5, 2024.

The new orders from Delta bring the carrier's total order book to 130 Boeing airplanes. Delta said it currently operates more than 460 planes made by Boeing, including 717s, 737s, 757s and 767s- but not 787s. Financial terms of the orders were not disclosed.

The 787s will be part of Delta's plans to expand its international service and to modernize its fleet. But not right away.

The first deliveries of the 787s aren't scheduled to begin until 2031.

Delta's order is also giving a lift to shares of GE Aerospace $(GE)$, which rose 0.3% ahead of Tuesday's open. The planes ordered all run on GE-made engines. Delta also entered into an agreement with GE to service the GEnx engines.

Meanwhile, Delta's stock fell in premarket trading, as the carrier reported fourth-quarter results that included a revenue miss.

Boeing's stock has rallied 40.6% over the past 12 months through Monday and GE shares have run up 88.9%, while the S&P 500 index SPX has advanced 19.6%.

-Tomi Kilgore

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January 13, 2026 08:21 ET (13:21 GMT)

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The airplane orders keep coming, and Boeing's stock climbs to a two-year high

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