Airbus
European aircraft manufacturer
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| 2025 | Boeing had 13 total aircraft, while Airbus had 17, showing a narrow difference in their total aircraft numbers. |
| 2025 | Boeing delivered 105 aircraft, while Airbus delivered 204 aircraft, indicating a significant gap in aircraft production and delivery between the two manufacturers. |
| 2025 | Boeing produced 5 aircraft, compared to Airbus's 106 aircraft, highlighting continued production challenges for Boeing. |
| 2025 | Projected delivery of 406 A220 family aircraft according to cumulative data. |
| 2025 | Boeing delivers 72 aircraft, while Airbus delivers 65 aircraft, continuing their competitive commercial aircraft manufacturing rivalry. |
| March 2025 | At the Airbus Summit, the company provided updates on the development of its ZEROe hydrogen-powered aircraft concept. |
| 2025 | Introduction of the H140 Light twin-engine helicopter. |
| March 13 2025 | Backlog data shows Airbus maintains a significant lead over Boeing, with 8,658 aircraft on order compared to Boeing's 5,528 aircraft, continuing a trend of market dominance in aircraft orders. |
| 2025 | Boeing shows continued production with initial 2025 deliveries, indicating ongoing market competition with Airbus. |
| 2025 | Manufacturers plan to increase production: Airbus A220 to 168 per year, Airbus A320neo family to 900 per year, Boeing 737MAX to 600 per year, Airbus A330 to 48 per year, Boeing 787 to 120 per year, Airbus A350 to 108 per year, and Boeing 777 to 48 per year. |
| 2025 | Boeing projected to deliver 60 aircraft, while Airbus projected to deliver 53 aircraft, showing ongoing market competition. |
| February 7 2025 | A321-271NY variant with Pratt & Whitney PW1133GR-JM engines received certification. |
| January 13 2025 | The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) granted the A330neo family its type certificate, allowing Chinese airlines to operate the aircraft in China. |
| January 2025 | Airbus successfully delivers 766 aircraft out of 878 orders in 2024, representing a 4% increase from the previous year and reinforcing its position as the leading aircraft manufacturer. |
| 2024 | Korean Air became the third operator of the A220 and the first A220 customer in the East Asian region. |
| 2024 | Total A220 family deliveries reached 389 units. |
| 2024 | Boeing delivered 348 commercial aircraft and 317 total aircraft in 2024, showing ongoing aircraft production and delivery efforts. |
| 2024 | By the end of 2024, Boeing had a total cumulative aircraft delivery of 21,820 units, compared to Airbus' total of 16,028 units, indicating Boeing's long-term market leadership. |
| 2024 | Boeing delivered 348 aircraft and Airbus delivered 602 aircraft, continuing their competitive commercial aircraft manufacturing rivalry. |
| 2024 | Airbus planned to launch Zephyr operations with around 18 aircraft. |
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Airbus faced significant negative media scrutiny for expanding investments in Aviation Industry Corporation of China, a firm supplying weapons to the Myanmar military junta, which is associated with human rights violations including bombing ethnic villages and the Hpakant massacre.
#Airbusted: How Airbus’ close partner AVIC is supplying arms to the Myanmar military and what Airbus should do about it - Progressive Voice Myanmar
progressivevoicemyanmar.org
New report alleges Airbus' link with AVIC and subsidiaries that supply arms to Myanmar military - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
www.business-humanrights.org
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| 2024 | Boeing maintained momentum with 317 orders. Airbus further increased orders to 75. |
| December 2024 | Airbus reports total aircraft delivery of 643 units in the year, with 84 planes delivered in November alone. |
| December 16 2024 | Airbus leased 650,000 sq ft of office space in Bengaluru's Whitefield to build its Global Capacity Centre, signing a 10-year lease valued at Rs 500 crore. |
| November 2024 | Airbus announced a maritime patrol variant of the A321neo, the A321MPA, based on the A321XLR. The variant is initially proposed to the French Navy as a replacement for its Dassault Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft, with plans to later compete in the export market against the Boeing P-8 Poseidon. |
| November 14 2024 | First long-haul passenger flight of the A321XLR was operated from Madrid to Boston. |
| November 6 2024 | Iberia conducted the first revenue flight with the A321XLR. |
| October 30 2024 | First A321XLR was delivered to Iberia airline. |
| October 2 2024 | Airbus A321XLR received its type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). |
| July 22 2024 | At the Farnborough International Airshow, Airbus signed a cooperation agreement with Airports Council International (ACI) World to support industry efforts in reducing aviation's environmental impact and promoting sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). |
| July 19 2024 | Airbus A321XLR received its type certificate from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). |
| July 18 2024 | A321-253NY variant with CFM LEAP-1A33X engines received certification. |
| June 2024 | A Japanese consortium led by NTT Docomo and Space Compass committed to invest USD$100 million in AALTO, aiming to commercialize connectivity HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite) services in Asia with a target introduction in 2026. |
| May 2024 | Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to finance civil helicopter purchases in India. |
| May 19 2024 | Iberia announced it will be the first airline in the world to add the Airbus A321XLR to its fleet. |
| March 21 2024 | Japan Airlines ordered an additional 21 A350-900 aircraft. Korean Air ordered 6 A350-900 and 27 A350-1000 aircraft. |
| February 2024 | Guillaume Faury confirmed the Next-Generation Single-Aisle (NGSA) aircraft would be designed to run on sustainable aviation fuel to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. |
| February 20 2024 | Breeze Airways orders 10 additional A220-300s, bringing its total order to 90 aircraft and targeting an all A220 fleet by the end of 2024. |
| January 2024 | Delta Air Lines ordered 20 firm A350-1000 aircraft with options for another 20. |
| January 2024 | Government shareholders of France (10.83%), Germany (10.82%), and Spain (4.081%) remain the largest shareholders of Airbus at the beginning of the year. |
| 2023 | A220 family deliveries increased to 314 aircraft. |
| 2023 | The Tianjin final assembly plant began construction to expand with a second production line. |
| 2023 | Aircraft market shows signs of recovery, with total deliveries increasing to 23,844 and the Airbus to Boeing ratio approaching near parity at 1:1.3. |
| 2023 | Boeing significantly improved with 1,314 orders. Airbus increased orders to 68. |
| 2023 | Airbus Commercial Aircraft showed strong performance with revenue reaching €47.7 billion, 735 aircraft deliveries, and significant workforce expansion to 90,032. |
| 2023 | Airbus receives a substantial order of 2,094 aircraft in this year. |
| 2023 | By this year, Airbus had successfully built more than 100 A400M Atlas aircraft for NATO member nations, including Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Turkey, and the UK. |
| December 2023 | The A320neo family became the first airliner to reach a record order of 10,000 units and an order backlog of 7,000 units. |
| December 2023 | Lufthansa Group ordered 40 A220 aircraft for their City Airlines division. |
| December 2023 | French government committed €300 million annually to support research and development from 2024 to 2027, including funding for the CFM RISE open fan demonstrator. |
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