Boeing commercial jet deliveries dropped last year by more than a third compared to 2023, as the aerospace giant wrestled with multiple major challenges. In data released Tuesday, Boeing (NYSE: BA) reported it delivered 348 airplanes to customers in 2024, down from 528 the year prior.

In 2024, the plane maker delivered 348 commercial aircraft: 265 737 MAX, 18 767F , 14 777Fs, and 51 787s. In comparison, 2023 deliveries numbered 528 commercial aircraft, including 157 during the last quarter of the year.

Boeing delivered less than half the number of commercial aircraft to customers than its European rival in 2024 as the American aerospace giant's output suffered under intensified government scrutiny and a factory workers' strike,

Deliveries of new Boeing jets bounced back in December after a crippling labor strike that slowed production last fall, but the company's annual deliveries dropped in 2024 to the lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic.

A nascent recovery from Boeing’s troubles stalled in the fall when a 52-day Machinists union strike stopped almost all Boeing jet production in its Puget Sound assembly plants.

Boeing's stock is down after reporting lower fourth-quarter delivery numbers. FAA capped 737 MAX production at 38/month after safety incident.