17 January 2011
Airbus has received a late rush of orders, helping the European aircraft-maker record higher sales in 2010 than US rival Boeing. Airbus received 644 new orders in 2010, worth £53 billion ($84 billion) at full list price – of which 200 were placed in December. That was enough to push Boeing into second place with 625 aircraft orders.
After allowing for cancellations of existing orders, Airbus with 774 net new orders and a 52% market share still beat Boeing, which received 530 net orders. Both firms saw their number of orders approximately double from 2009, as airlines showed increasing confidence that the recession was behind them.
Airbus also maintained its eight-year lead over Boeing in the number of deliveries of finished aircraft. The firm reported 510 deliveries for the year, up 12% from 2009, and is targeting 520-530 more deliveries this year. That compares with 462 for Boeing, which was down 4% on 2009.
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