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Of the 30 companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Boeing's share price fell the most in 2024.
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The aviator got off to a worrisome start with the Alaska Airlines blowout in January.
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Its new CEO also had to cope with a seven-week strike which contributed to supply delays.
2024 painful Boeing it ended with the airline ranking as the biggest loser in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Its share price fell 31% last year – the worst of the index's 30 companies, according to Markets Insider data.
The aviator came close to avoiding that title as Nike shares fell nearly 30% over the same period. Overall, the Dow Jones was up 13%, led by Nvidia after its stock more than doubled.
A few days into 2024 it was clear that it was going to be a difficult year for Boeing.
On January 5, an Alaska Airlines 737 Max missing a door plug in midair. The fact that the aircraft had been delivered 66 days earlier suggested that the manufacturer was responsible for the problem. That was later shown in the National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report which said the plane had left the Boeing factory missing key bolts.
The incident sparked a revamp of the company's processes and culture – and a wave of criticism from airline bosses.
It also placed Boeing under further scrutiny by regulators. The Federal Aviation Administration limited production of the 737 Max to 38 jets per month. Its administrator, Mike Whitaker, told Reuters last month that he expected Boeing to take several months to reach that number.
In March, Dave Calhoun resigned as CEO. He was replaced in August by Kelly Ortbergan industry veteran who signaled a return to prioritizing engineering over profit.
Ortberg announced plans to be based in Seattle, the historic home of Boeing, and visited factories.
Still, the aggressive company could not stay out of the headlines.
In September, his Starliner the spacecraft returned to Earth without a crew. The astronauts who took it to the International Space Station were supposed to return after eight days, but problems with Starliner meant that they were instead about to spend eight months in space.
Later that month, some 30,000 Boeing workers went on strikehalting production for seven weeks amid tense union negotiations. 737 Max production did not restart until December.
Late deliveries continued to annoy airline customers. During the strike, Ortberg announced further delays to Boeing's long-awaited but yet-to-be-certified 777X jet.
The CEO also said Boeing would lay off 10% of its 170,000 workers.
Boeing's biggest competitor, Airbushas seen its stock rise 14% over the past year.