Airbus Reports Record Jet Orders in 2023 Amid Soaring Demand

Published on January 12, 2024

Airbus said it saw a more than 10 percent rise in deliveries in 2023, meaning the aircraft maker maintained the top manufacturing spot against rival Boeing for a consecutive fifth year. The European aerospace firm said in a Jan. 11 press release that it delivered 735 commercial aircraft to 87 customers around the world in 2023, marking an 11 percent increase from 2022, and leaving its order backlog at 8,598 planes, despite what it called a “complex operating environment.” Airbus also reported record annual jet orders, registering 2,319 gross new orders and 2,094 net orders; driven in part by the largest-ever aircraft order in the history of the airline industry from India’s IndiGo for 500 aircraft, in addition to an earlier $68 billion 470 plane order by Air India....

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