Aircraft
Boeing’s 2019 Deliveries Shrink to Less than Half of 2018 Tally
The 737 Max crisis saw the U.S. airframer lose more orders than it gained last year.

Boeing last year delivered less than half the total number of commercial airplanes it shipped in 2018 and suffered a negative order result thanks mainly to the March grounding of the 737 Max and subsequent fallout from a steady drip of negative publicity that finally led to the firing of CEO Dennis Muilenburg in December. According to figures released Tuesday, Boeing delivered 380 airplanes in 2019, compared with 806 a year earlier while its orderbook shrank by 87 airplanes. Conversely, rival Airbus delivered a record 863 airplanes—8 percent more than it shipped in 2018—and extended its sales ledger with net orders for 768 commercial airplanes.