(Reuters) – Boeing Co,the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, posted a higher quarterly net profit on Wednesday, helped by an increase in commercial airplane deliveries. The company said its first-quarter net profit was $ 923 million, or $ 1.22 per share, compared with $ 586 million, or 78 cents per share, a year earlier. (Reporting By Kyle Peterson; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

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