Key Takeaways
- Boeing was the worst-performing stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average Tuesday after the company reported declining plane deliveries.
- The American plane maker's Q4 and 2024 delivery figures were well below those of European rival Airbus, which recently reported its highest deliveries since 2019.
- Boeing is still trying to find its footing a year after an Alaska Airlines flight aboard a 737 MAX plane had a door panel detach in midair.
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Boeing delivered 57 commercial planes in Q4 and 348 for the full year, down from 157 and 528, respectively, a year ago. By contrast, Airbus recently reported 269 deliveries in the fourth quarter and 766 in 2024, its highest full-year total since 2019.
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Shares of Boeing slid 3% intraday and have lost nearly a quarter of their value over the past year. The company will report its fourth-quarter results on Jan. 28.