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OEM Focus Airbus

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AIRBUS IS EXTENDING ITS LEAD Airbus delivered 516 A320neo family jetliners
and 53 A220 Family jets in 2022, in addition
AS THE NO.1 MANUFACTURER to delivering 60 A350 family jetliners and 32
A330 family jetliners. Airbus has delivered
OF COMMERCIAL JETLINERS 20 aircraft to 15 customers as of 31 January
and received 37 new orders that same month.
AND HELICOPTERS February has provided a massive addition to
Airbus’ orderbook with Air India’s order for
210 Airbus A320/321 neos and 40 Airbus
 Atul Chandra A350s. As of end January, there are over
13,000 Airbus commercial jetliners in service.
Airbus is continuing its run at the top of the commercial avia-
tion market, booking 820 net orders in 2022 and delivering 661 A220 Orderbook Grows
jetliners to 84 customers. Airbus deliveries for the previous year,
grew by eight per cent, signalling a recovery from the COVID-19 Airbus has been successful in gaining new
downturn though Guillaume Faury, Chief Executive Officer, Airbus, orders for the A220, which serves the 100-150
said delivery numbers were less that what was targeted, “but seat market. As of end December 2022, Airbus
given the complexity of the operating environment I want to had bagged nearly 30 customers with orders
thank the teams and our partners for the hard work and the for close to 800 A220s. In January, Delta Air
ultimate result.” Airbus had delivered 611 commercial aircraft Lines grew its firm order for A220s to 119
to 88 customers in 2021 compared to 566 aircraft in 2020. aircraft (45 A220-100s, 74 A220-300s) with
its fourth order for the type in four years. The
Airbus is witnessing a significant order intake covering all its airline is today the largest A220 customer and
aircraft families, including freighters and continues to ramp-up operator. Delta Air Lines was the U.S. launch
its delivery trajectory to deliver on its backlog. The A320neo customer for the A220 and took delivery of
family received 888 new orders in 2022, while the smaller A220 its first aircraft in October 2018. Delta cur-
(erstwhile Bombardier C Series) gained 127 new orders. Airbus rently operates a fleet of 415 Airbus jetliners,
received new orders for 19 A330s and 44 A350s (including 24 including 59 A220s, 266 A320 family aircraft,
A350Fs). Airbus’ A320neo Family alone had gained 661 new 62 A330s and 28 A350-900s.
orders in 2021, while the smaller A220 (erstwhile Bombardier C
Series) had received 64 firm new orders. Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial

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