Boeing First-Quarter Deliveries Rise Year Over Year, Beating Airbus
Boeing's (BA) first-quarter deliveries grew year over year and surpassed European rival Airbus' tally, while the US planemaker's orders fell annually.Boeing delivered 143 commercial jets in the March quarter, compared with 130 a year earlier. First-quarter deliveries of Airbus totaled 114, data on its website showed.Boeing said its latest quarterly deliveries included 114 737 jets.The company booked orders for 161 aircraft in the first quarter, down from 241 a year earlier.For March alone, Boeing delivered 46 commercial planes, down from 51 in February, but up from 41 a year earlier. Airbus delivered 60 jets last month.Boeing booked 33 gross orders for March, while Airbus booked 331.Boeing delivered 30 aircraft under its defense, space and security programs in the quarter, compared with 26 a year earlier.The company is scheduled to release its first-quarter results April 22.Price: $223.56, Change: $+1.42, Percent Change: +0.64%
