Airbus fails to match Boeing on new deals
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AIRBUS won 408 gross plane orders in the first seven months of the year, the European planemaker said yesterday, lagging American rival Boeing with 426 aircraft sales.
Excluding cancelations for 24 A320, 10 A321 and seven A350-900 jets, Airbus had 367 net orders in the period from January 1 to July 31. This compared with a total of 380 for Boeing in the period ended on July 28.
Last month brought 26 new orders for Airbus, including 25 A321neo jets for an undisclosed customer.
Airbus said it delivered 353 planes in the January-July period, including 15 of its A380 superjumbos. Parent Airbus Group said on Friday that the A380 program was still on track to break even by the end of the year.
The company is deliberating whether to upgrade the A380 superjumbo with new engines, but has said it is confident of securing sales of the existing model this year.
Airbus has forecast total deliveries should be slightly higher this year than the 629 achieved in 2014.
Airbus clung to the top spot in commercial plane orders last year with 1,456 net sales, but failed to close the gap on deliveries, leaving Boeing the world’s largest plane manufacturer.
Earlier yesterday, British Airways owner IAG said it had firmed up orders for eight A350-900 and three A330-200 long-haul aircraft for its Spanish carrier, Iberia. It also signed firm orders for 20 A320neo jets for which it had options.
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