Boeing's Quarterly Revenue Rises 8%

International Business Times

Published Apr 23, 2014 08:19AM ET

Updated Apr 23, 2014 08:30AM ET

Boeing's Quarterly Revenue Rises 8%

By Reuters - (Reuters) - Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) reported an 8 percent increase in quarterly revenue, helped by a rise in commercial aircraft deliveries.

Revenue rose to $20.47 billion for the first quarter ended March 31 from $18.89 billion a year earlier.

Commercial aircraft deliveries rose 18 percent to 161.

The company earned $965 million, or $1.28 per share, down from $1.11 billion, or $1.44 per share, a year earlier.