Boeing's 2024 deliveries fell by about a third from a year earlier to 348 airplanes. The company's delivery gap with rival Airbus widened as the European plane maker handed over 766 jetliners. Boeing struggled to ramp up production and deliveries due to a midair door plug blowout in January 2024 and then a machinist strike in the fall.

Year-end jet orders and deliveries figures released Tuesday by Boeing reveal how much Airbus dominated its crisis-ridden U.S. rival in 2024.

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,

Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) deliveries of commercial planes rebounded in December as the aviation giant resumed production after the end of a seven-week strike. But its yearly deliveries fell to the lowest since the pandemic curbed demand for air travel.

Airbus (AIR) delivered more than twice as many commercial planes as rival Boeing (BA) in 2024, as the latter struggled amid a flurry of controversies and technical issues.