** Shares of planemaker Boeing BA.N fall 2.9% to $165.63
** Boeing's annual deliveries dropped in 2024 to the lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic
** BA delivered 348 commercial jets in 2024, down from 528 in 2023
** New orders for jets in 2024 dropped to less than half of what Boeing recorded in 2023
** In December, 2024, BA delivered 30 jets, up from preceding deliveries of 13 jets in November and 14 in October
** Stock had fallen 32% in 2024
(Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City)
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