Summary
- Airbus received 46 aircraft orders & delivered 47 aircraft to 31 customers in August.
- Data analysis shows Airbus had the highest deliveries in July, with an average monthly delivery of 57.1 aircraft.
- When compared to the orders and delivery data of Boeing, it can be clearly seen that Airbus is ahead, both in orders and deliveries.
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has released its aircraft orders and delivery data for the month of August. During August, the OEM received orders for 46 aircraft while delivering 47 aircraft to 31 customers around the world. Including these figures, Airbus has received orders for over 400 new aircraft so far this year while also delivering over 400 new aircraft to over 70 customers.
Diving into numbers
Looking into the data published by
Airbus
regarding their August orders and delivery, the European manufacturer received a total of 46 orders last month and has delivered a total of 47 new aircraft to 31 customers.
On the order side, Airbus received three aircraft orders, with
airBaltic
ordering a further 10
Airbus A220-300
aircraft,
Cathay Pacific
making a significant order for 30 of the
Airbus A330Neo
, and a private customer making a smaller order for six aircraft, which were equally split between the Airbus A320neo and Airbus A350-900.
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While this brings the total number of aircraft received this year to 432, the manufacturer canceled 19 of its orders over the months, thus leaving Airbus with a year-to-date net order of 413 aircraft.
On the delivery side, of the 47 aircraft delivered, six were from the widebody side, of which five were from the A350 family, and a sole A330neo was delivered to Air Lease Corporations, with the intention of the aircraft being operated by
Virgin Atlantic
.
The remaining 41 aircraft were from Airbus’ narrowbody products:
|
Aircraft |
A220-300 |
A320neo |
A321neo |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
No. Delivered |
5 |
12 |
24 |
41 |
This year so far
Data from the preceding seven months must also be considered to get a broader picture of how the manufacturer has received new orders and delivered new aircraft this year. The data shows that Airbus received the most orders this year in March, when it recorded 137 new aircraft orders, while the delivery was the highest in July, with data showing 77 aircraft being delivered.
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Analyzing the trend, it can be seen that up until August, the average monthly aircraft delivery from Airbus was 57.1, which shows that the delivery output was below average during the month of August.
However, the global struggle caused by supply chain issues among manufacturers and OEMs must also be taken into consideration, as this would certainly have affected the delivery output. A key example could be that of Dubai-based
Emirates
, which was meant to receive the first of the A350s in August but had to delay the delivery due to an issue in the supply chain.
A stark difference
Though Boeing’s data for orders and delivery during the month of August is not available yet, a clear contrast can be seen between the order and delivery numbers of both manufacturers.
|
YTD Orders |
YTD Deliveries |
Unfilled Order |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Airbus* |
386 |
400 |
8,565 |
|
Boeing |
228 |
218 |
6,184 |
*To ensure the comparison is fair, the August data from Airbus is not considered.
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Boeing’s delivery rate has been down this year, especially with the FAA introducing more stringent oversight into the manufacturer’s quality control and also placing caps on the production line of certain
Boeing
aircraft, which limits the monthly production rate. However, the production rate will hopefully pick up in the future once the quality control issues have been sorted out.