Airbus vs. Boeing: Orders & Deliveries in March 2024

Earlier this week, Airbus & Boeing released their monthly numbers for orders and deliveries. Who thrived the most last month?

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This article will take a look at each manufacturer’s numbers, followed by an overall assessment of these figures.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…

Airbus & Boeing’s Numbers…

Starting with Boeing, the American planemaker, the orders and deliveries is as follows:

Highlights in terms of orders for Boeing was the order from Ethiopian Airlines for eight 777-9Xs.

Another highlight is an unidentified customer for 20 777-9Xs, which is believed to be Turkish Airlines, as per @rschuur_aero on X!

On top of this, 85 737 MAX aircraft were ordered by American Airlines, which placed a good boost to the program.

As for Airbus, the numbers are as follows for orders and deliveries:

Deliveries:
- 63 aircraft.
  - 1 A220-100.
  - 1 A220-300.
  - 23 A320neos.
  - 28 A321neos.
  - 3 A330-900neos.
  - 3 A350-900s.
  - 2 A350-1000s.
Orders:
- 137 gross orders for March 2024.
- Net for 2024: 170.
- Backlog: 8,626 aircraft.

Like with Boeing, Airbus also benefitted from an American Airlines order, with 85 A321neo aircraft ordered.

From the numbers above, we can make an overall assessment of both sides in terms of orders and deliveries.

For Boeing, the deliveries are as expected still low following the continued oversight from the FAA following Alaska Airlines flight AS1282.

Orders were relatively strong despite the pressures that the American planemaker is facing currently.

Furthermore, all eyes will be on the months ahead for them to see if they can get those delivery numbers up.

On the other hand, Airbus had another strong month, but that’s due to lack of constraint in issues currently.

Orders remained strong, adding to an already healthy backlog, with a good number of aircraft delivered too.

Looking ahead, all eyes will be on what April 2024 holds for both Boeing and Airbus.

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