Boeing delivered 150 fewer planes than Airbus in the first six months of 2019, as the crisis with its 737 Max planes shows no sign of going away.
In the same period in 2018, Boeing delivered 378 planes, while Airbus delivered just 303. So while Airbus has seen a 28% increase in deliveries since last year, Boeing has witnessed a 37% fall.Boeing 737 Max jets.Just 90 of its 239 deliveries in 2019 took place in the second quarter of the year, as airlines became increasingly reluctant to buy from Boeing after the second fatal crash involving one of its 737 Max planes in March.
Boeing has come under commercial and regulatory scrutiny since the two crashes, which killed 346 people and left the 737 Max grounded around the world., the company has not announced any firm orders for the 737 Max since the second crash.from shareholders, pilots, families around the world, as well as Congressional hearings and federal investigations into how the plane was made and certified to fly by the US Federal Aviation Administration.
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