EVERETT, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com, AP) – Boeing delivered less than half the number of commercial aircraft to customers than its European rival in 2024.

In a new data report released on Tuesday, Jan. 14, Boeing said it supplied 348 jetliners during the year.

That was more than a third fewer than the 528 the company finished in 2023 and less than half the number of jetliners that Airbus delivered last year. Boeing had been expected to ramp up production in 2024.

Instead, a door plug blew off a 737 Max shortly after takeoff from Portland, OR last January.

In the wake of the incident, the FAA capped production of Max jets until Boeing could convince federal regulators it had corrected manufacturing quality and safety issues.

Boeing received no 737 Max orders for at least two months and ended the year far behind Airbus in total net orders for commercial planes.

A strike by machinists at factories in Renton and Everett halted production at those facilities and also hampered Boeing’s delivery capability. The walkout ended after more than seven weeks when the company agreed to pay raise and improved benefit demands.

Boeing has been losing money since 2019, after two Max jets crashed, killing 346 people.