Data shows Boeing deliveries dropped by nearly 34%.
A stored Smartwings Boeing 737 MAX sits alongside other aircraft awaiting delivery at Paine Field in 2019. (Photo: AirlineGeeks | Katie Zera)
Boeing delivered 34% fewer aircraft in 2024 than a year prior, according to annual production and delivery data published by AirInsight Group.
The AirInsight data shows that the American jet builder delivered just 341 planes in 2024, down from 513 in 2023. More data from AirInsight shows Boeing’s competitor Airbus delivered twice as many planes in 2024 with 755 deliveries – 14 more than the year prior.
This year’s delivery count from Boeing marks the company’s lowest since the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The data shows that Boeing produced a total of 230 narrow and widebody commercial aircraft in 2024, 149 less than in 2023.
For its top-selling 737 models, Boeing delivered 200 MAX 8s, 42 MAX 8-200s, and 21 MAX 9s in 2024. Combined, this is 131 less 737 deliveries than in 2023. Boeing delivered just 50 787s in 2024 compared to 73 Dreamliners a year prior.
Boeing’s total deliveries for 2024 reached 84 percent of its delivery goal for the year, according to AirInsight. Embraer was the only major jet manufacturer to meet 100 percent of its delivery goal for the year with 73 aircraft.
2024 was a turbulent year for Boeing due to labor strikes grinding production to a halt, aircraft malfunctions and government scrutiny over its safety and manufacturing processes.
To make matters worse, the jet builder made headlines again after a Boeing 737-800 operated by South Korean carrier Jeju Air crashed on a runway at Muan International Airport. While the cause of the deadly incident is still unclear, Boeing’s stock took a roughly two percent hit after the crash.
Boeing has said it aims to boost 737 production this year, and significant infrastructure investments into its South Carolina facilities position the company to bump up its 787 production numbers as well.
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