Boeing, Airbus Increase Orders and Deliveries in 2022

Boeing and Airbus reported an increase in deliveries during 2022, closing the year with optimistic expectations for the future. Airbus delivered 661 commercial aircraft and registered 1,078 new orders during the year. Boeing, on the other hand, delivered 480 aircraft and received 774 orders that same year.

“In 2022, we served 84 customers with 661 deliveries, an increase of 8 percent compared to 2021. That is less than we were targeting, but given the complexity of the operating environment, I want to thank the teams and our partners for the hard work and the ultimate result,” said Guillaume Faury, CEO, Airbus. 

While the French OEM’s annual delivery target amounted to 720, the war between Russia and Ukraine and supply chain disruptions led to delays in both suppliers and the final delivery of aircraft, added Faury. The company also had to deal with lockdowns in China, “since we have suppliers from that country or those we have plants there, which caused things to be delayed,” says Faury. Per program, the A220 won 127 firm gross new orders and the A320neo Family won 888 gross new orders. Airbus won 63 gross new orders in the widebody segment, including orders for 19 A330s and 44 A350s, of which 24 were for the newly launched A350F.

Some of those deliveries headed to Mexican airlines. For example, during its third quarter Viva Aerobus received four Airbus aircraft, two of which were Airbus 320ceo and the other two were Airbus 321neo. Viva Aerobus’ fleet consists of 22 Airbus 320ceo, 20 Airbus 320neo, nine Airbus 321ceo and 14 Airbus 321neo. Volaris incorporated one Airbus A320neo into its fleet that same quarter. As of Sept. 30, 2022, Volaris’ fleet was composed of 113 aircraft, of which five are Airbus A319, 87 Airbus A320 and 21 Airbus A321. During 2022 Airbus delivered between 20 and 25 new aircraft to Mexican airlines Volaris and Viva Aerobus, which represents almost half of its deliveries to Latin America

In 2022, Boeing delivered 480 aircraft and received 774 orders after cancellations and conversions. Compared to 2021, these figures represent a 41 percent increase in deliveries and a 61.5 percent increase in orders. “We are working hard in 2022 to stabilize 737 productions, resume 787 deliveries, launch the 777-8 Freighter and, most importantly, meet our customer commitments,” says Stanley Deal, President and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. 

Despite the increase in both deliveries and orders, Boeing ranked below Airbus in both orders and deliveries for 2022.