The news of the plant closing and the ire that followed it came amid other big news for Boeing. Firstly, the company failed to meet its 2011 delivery targets, with only three 787 Dreamliners and nine 747-8 freighters having gone out, well short of the combined 15-20 planes that Boeing had anticipated by this point. Boeing's goal is to finish 10 787's a month by the end of 2013. However, the delay in the Dreamliner didn't appear to have overreaching effects as Boeing also announced today that commercial aircraft deliveries rose by 10 percent in the last three months of 2011. Boeing delivered 128 aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2011, up from 116 the year prior.