Boeing shares are up more than 2% on Tuesday after the plane maker reported 160 commercial jet deliveries in the fourth quarter, sending its full-year total to 600. That’s a 72% improvement from the company’s disastrous 2024, when it delivered 348 jets amid safety probes and a lengthy strike.
As expected, Boeing was out-delivered by its European rival Airbus for the seventh year in a row. Airbus reported 793 annual commercial handoffs for the year.
Boeing’s 193-jet delivery gap on the year improves on its performance vs. Airbus in 2023, when it delivered 207 fewer jets than its chief competitor.