Boeing is expected to confirm it made less than half of the aircraft of its rival Airbus in 2024, with analysts questioning whether the troubled US pl

Boeing production in 2024 expected to be less than half of rival Airbus

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2025-01-13 05:00:05

Boeing is expected to confirm it made less than half of the aircraft of its rival Airbus in 2024, with analysts questioning whether the troubled US planemaker will be able to increase its rate of production as planned.

The company is expected to report that it delivered only 340 aircraft to customers, when it publishes numbers on Tuesday, according to forecasts by Flight Plan. That is far below the 766 delivered by Airbus, Europe’s planemaking champion.

Boeing is hoping to ramp up deliveries of its bestselling 737 Max jet under the leadership of the new chief executive, Kelly Ortberg, who was appointed in July to lead the latest turnaround of the giant manufacturer.

It comes after a difficult 2024 for Boeing, which started with a door panel blowing out in mid-air because four bolts were missing after repair work. The year ended with the crash in the Korean city of Muan of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, killing all but two of the 181 people onboard. Investigators have not so far identified the reasons for the crash, although there are no indications yet that design flaws were to blame.

Ortberg also had to deal with a workers’ strike lasting more than seven weeks that prevented the company from producing aircraft at its main factories near Seattle in Washington state.