Airbus delivered 661 planes and booked 820 net orders, ahead of rival Boeing

If the aviation sector has not yet returned to its level before the Covid-19 crisis, on the side of the aircraft manufacturers, it is in great shape. Airbus announced on Tuesday that it delivered 661 aircraft last year, 8% more than in 2021, and recorded 820 net orders. If these results are positive, we are however far from the 720 deliveries initially expected, supply problems being one of the difficulties in achieving these objectives. However, it is upon delivery that the airlines pay the invoices.

“We are clearly below our targets, but given the complexity of our operational environment, I would like to thank our teams and our partners for the efforts made and the results achieved. The strong order intake for all of our aircraft families, including cargo aircraft, reflects the strength and competitiveness of our product line. We are continuing to ramp up in order to honor our order book,” said Guillaume Faury, Executive Chairman of Airbus in a press release.

Deliveries also on the rise at Boeing

However, the aircraft manufacturer’s order book remains very well stocked, since at the end of December, it included no less than 7,239 orders. On those of last year, the A320neo family remains largely in the majority.

Results that allow it to be well ahead of its American competitor. Boeing also chose this Tuesday to draw its figures. And in 2022, the manufacturer delivered 480 devices and received 808 net orders. If its number of deliveries is up 40% compared to 2021, it does not allow it to catch up with Airbus.

The group had to deal with the consequences of the crisis around its 737 MAX, which was banned from flying for twenty months after two plane crashes, and the suspensions of delivery of its 787 Dreamliner on which manufacturing defects were detected.

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