Boeing delivered fewer jets in April than Wall Street hoped for. Boeing said Tuesday it shipped 24 jets in April, including 16 737 MAX jets. A year ago in April 2023, Boeing delivered 26 jets, including 17 MAX jets.
Boeing delivered 24 commercial airplanes in April, the lowest number so far this year as the company works through quality issues in the wake of the Alaska Airlines door plug blowout involving a 737 MAX jet. Boeing has delivered 83 MAX jets so far this year, compared to 130 the same period last year. Boeing shares, up 1.5% on the day, are down 30% so far this year.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing's first Starliner mission carrying astronauts into space has been delayed again - until at least May 21 - over an issue with the spacecraft's propulsion system, the company said on Tuesday. Starliner's mission carrying two NASA astronauts had been scheduled for liftoff from Florida last week until a technical issue with its Atlas 5 rocket prompted a delay to Friday, May 17, the latest postponement for a program years behind schedule and more than $1.5 billion over budget. A new technical issue, now concerning Starliner itself, has prompted another postponement to at least next Tuesday, Boeing said in a statement.