Boeing trails behind its key rival Airbus for deliveries
Aircraft maker struggling to recover from fallout of Alaska Airlines incident in January
The Boeing jetliner blowout left a gaping hole on the Alaska Airlines plane in January. Photo: AP
Boeing's aircraft deliveries trailed that of rival Airbus last month as the US aircraft maker dealt with the growing fallout from an early-January accident that has since plunged the company into crisis.
Boeing handed over 27 airplanes to customers in February, lagging the 49 notched by Airbus, according to data posted on the US company's website. Shipments from the US aircraft maker came in one shy of the same month last year and were in line with the 27 jets it delivered in January.
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