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Open | 44.48 |
Bid | 44.00 |
Ask | 44.60 |
Strike | 140.00 |
Expiry date | 2024-08-16 |
Day's range | 44.48 - 44.53 |
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Boeing's first Starliner mission carrying humans to space was delayed to May 21 over issues with the spacecraft's propulsion system, Boeing said in a statement on Tuesday. Starliner's mission carrying two NASA astronauts to space had been set for liftoff from Florida last week until a technical issue with the rocket prompted a delay to Friday, May 17, the latest postponement for a program years behind schedule and over $1.5 billion over budget. A new technical issue, concerning Starliner itself, has prompted another postponement to at least next Tuesday, Boeing said in statement.
Boeing also reported 33 cancellations for the month, due largely to Canadian budget carrier Lynx Air's ceasing operations, which accounted for 29 of the planes, Boeing said. Boeing has said it is producing fewer MAX single-aisle jets to improve manufacturing quality after the Jan. 5 mid-air blowout of a door plug on a 737 MAX 9 jet brought the U.S. planemaker under increased scrutiny from regulators. The planemaker said it delivered 16 MAX jets, down one from the same month in 2023, when deliveries were impacted by a supplier's manufacturing defect.
Boeing orders tumbled in April and were outnumbered by canceled sales in another sign of the crisis gripping the troubled aircraft manufacturer. Boeing said Tuesday that it received orders for seven planes last month, an unusually small number. As expected, deliveries of new Boeing jetliners were weak, at 24 in April, pushing the U.S. company farther behind Airbus, its European rival.