Boeing has revealed its latest orders and deliveries total for November 2024 which were hugely impacted by a weeks-long period of industrial action at the US planemaker. The company delivered just 13 commercial aircraft to customers during the month – an amount less than 25% of the total amount of new airplanes delivered in the same month in 2023.  The latest figure is even lower than the number of aircraft delivered in October 2024 when the company delivered 14 new jets.

The seven-week-long spell of industrial action commenced in early October 2024 when machinists downed tools in protest at pay grades and threatened job cuts at the beleaguered firm. A total of 33,000 workers across several Boeing sites walked off the job as the industrial action spread around the company. The dispute only ended on November 5, 2024, after a revised pay deal was reached between Boeing and the unions representing the employees.

However, since the resolution was reached, Boeing has announced the laying off of hundreds of employees, including over 2,000 employed in Washington state and 700 in Missouri. Production on all of the company’s production lines, including the 737 MAX, 767, 777, and 777X variants was all halted as a result of the industrial action.    

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