Boeing vs. Airbus: Orders & Deliveries for February 2024

This week, Boeing and Airbus have released the numbers pertaining to orders and deliveries secured and made from February 2024.

In this piece, we will compare each manufacturer, in order to assess where each side is currently.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…

The Numbers from Boeing & Airbus…

Boeing…

Starting with Boeing, the American planemaker secured orders for 15 aircraft, which is as follows:

• 4 787-9 Dreamliners for Royal Brunei Airlines.
• 10 737 MAXs for Unidentified Customers.
• 1 777 Freighter for Unidentified Customers.

On the deliveries front, they handed over 25 commercial aircraft, which is broken down as follows:

• 1 737 MAX for 9 Air.
• 1 787-9 for Air Canada.
• 1 737 MAX for Air China.
• 1 737 MAX for Air India.
• 1 737 MAX for Akasa Air.
• 1 737 MAX for China Southern Airlines.
• 1 737 MAX for Donghai Airlines.
• 3 787-9s for Etihad Airways.
• 1 767-300F for FedEx.
• 1 737 MAX for flydubai.
• 1 787-9 for Hawaiian Airlines.
• 1 737 MAX & 1 787-9 for Korean Air.
• 2 737 MAXs for Ryanair.
• 1 737 MAX for Shandong Airlines.
• 2 737 MAXs for Southwest Airlines.
• 1 787-9 for Turkish Airlines.
• 2 737 MAXs for United Airlines.
• 1 737 MAX for Xiamen Airlines.

Boeing did also deliver one 737-800 Poseidon to the U.S Navy and one 767-2C Tanker to the USAF.

Airbus…

As for Airbus, they only secured two orders, which were for Airbus A350-900 aircraft, and are for undisclosed customers also.

However, 49 aircraft were delivered by the European planemaker to respective customers, which is as follows:

• 1 A321neo for Spirit Airlines via Aviation Capital Group.
• 3 A320neos for Air India via SMBC Aviation Capital.
• 1 A320neo for China Southern Airlines via Bocom Leasing.
• 3 A321neos for Frontier Airlines.
• 4 A320neos for IndiGo.
• 2 A220-300s for Breeze Airways.
• 1 A321neo for Xiamen Airlines via CALC.
• 1 A320neo for Air Corsica via CMB Financial Leasing.
• 2 A220-300s for JetBlue.
• 1 A320neo for SAS.
• 1 A320neo for Spirit Airlines.
• 3 A321neos for Wizz Air.
• 1 A220-300 for airBaltic.
• 2 A321neos for Volaris.
• 1 A321neo for VietJet Air.
• 1 A350-1000 for British Airways.
• 1 A320neo for Avianca via NAS Aviation Services.
• 1 A321neo for Turkish Airlines.
• 1 A321neo for ITA Airways via Air Lease Corporation.
• 1 A320neo for Air India via CALC.
• 1 A321neo for HK Express.
• 2 A321neos for Delta Air Lines.
• 1 A350-900 for Turkish Airlines.
• 1 A321neo for United Airlines.
• 2 A320neos for easyJet.
• 1 A321neo for Air Busan via ICBC Leasing.
• 1 A321neo for Xiamen Air via ICBC Leasing.
• 1 A321neo for JetBlue.
• 1 A320neo for Brussels Airlines.
• 1 A321neo for Eurowings.
• 1 A320neo for Azores Airlines via Air Lease Corporation.
• 1 A330-900neo for Condor via Avolon.
• 1 A330-900neo for Cebu Pacific.
• 1 A220-300 for Delta Air Lines.
• 1 A320neo for flynas.

So, in retrospect, Airbus takes February by storm on the deliveries front, with Boeing doing the opposite on orders.

Numbers Low From Both Sides on Orders…

Furthermore, the order numbers for February 2024 are quite low for Boeing and Airbus.

Deliveries for Boeing have been low due to the continued oversight and production stops that have been taking place at their plants.

This comes following the incident involving Alaska Airlines flight AS1282, and the involvement from the FAA since that point.

All eyes will be on how long it will take the American planemaker to start delivering a good chunk of aircraft per month again.

As for Airbus, deliveries remain strong for the European planemaker, with all eyes on how many they will deliver this year.

However, orders will need to pick up for the March numbers moving forward.

Overall…

In conclusion, February was a bit of a mixed bag for Boeing and Airbus.

Whilst the European planemaker delivered a strong number, their reported orders need to improve.

As for Boeing, they were able to deliver what they could given the constraints of the FAA oversight.

However, sales momentum needs to continue for the American planemaker also, which will be difficult in a period of reduced confidence.

But for now, let’s see what the next few months has in store for orders and deliveries.

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