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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

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

A Boeing 737 Max aircraft is assembled at the Boeing Renton factory in Renton, Washington, on 25 June 2024.
Boeing is hoping to ramp up deliveries of its bestselling 737 Max jet under the leadership of its new chief executive. Photograph: Jennifer Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images

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.

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