Airbus and Boeing Orders and Delivers In 2022

Airbus SE (Stock exchange symbol: AIR) delivered 661* commercial aircraft to 84 customers in 2022 and registered 1,078 gross new orders. Airbus’ end December 2022 backlog stood at 7,239 aircraft.

Boeing received the most orders at the Farnborough airshows in 2022.(Opens in a new browser tab)

While Boeing reported 774 commercial orders last year after cancellations and conversions, including 561 orders for the 737 family and 213 orders for the company’s market-leading twin-aisle airplanes. Boeing delivered 69 commercial jets in December, including 53 737 MAX, bringing total deliveries for 2022 to 480 airplanes.

Airbus Orders

Airbus equally won 1,078 new orders (820 net) across all programmes and market segments, including several high profile commitments from some of the world’s leading carriers. In aircraft units, Airbus recorded a net book to bill ratio significantly above one.

Per programme, the A220 won 127 firm gross new orders. The A320neo Family won 888 gross new orders. In the widebody segment, Airbus won 63 gross new orders including 19 A330s and 44 A350s of which 24 were for the newly launched A350F.

Delivers

Airbus A220 has Delivers 53 aircraft, A320 family has delivers 516 aircraft and A330 family has 32 aircrafts delivers while A350 has Delivers 60 aircrafts and as of 2022 airbus A380 has delivers zero aircraft. In Total Airbus has Delivers 661 aircrafts.

Boeing orders 

• 561 orders for the 737 MAX, adding new customers such as ANA, Delta Air Lines, IAG, and low-cost carrier Arajet
• 213 orders for widebodies, including 114 787s, 31 767s and 68 777s
• 78 orders across Boeing’s freighter line, including 45 orders for the 767-300 Freighter and current 777 Freighter
• Launching the 777-8 Freighter with more than 50 orders, including conversions, for the market’s most capable freighter

Delivers

• 387 737s, including 374 737 MAX and 13 military-derivative airplanes
• 93 widebodies, including 5 747s, 33 767s, 24 777s and 31 787s
• 44 new production freighters

As of Dec. 31, 2022, the Commercial Airplanes backlog is 4,578 jets.

Airbus SE (Stock exchange symbol: AIR) delivered 661* commercial aircraft to 84 customers in 2022 and registered 1,078 gross new orders, as well as delays in the debut of the 777X. Nonetheless, Boeing maintained a modest lead in its stronghold, the wide-body segment, with 93 deliveries compared to 92 for Airbus.