Plane Speaking
Business Traveler US|March 2023
In 2022, Airbus topped Boeing in terms of aircraft delivered and ordered
Matteo Legnani
Plane Speaking

ACCORDING TO FIGURES released by Airbus, 661 aircraft were handed over to 84 customers in 2022, with a backlog standing at 7,239 planes. More than one fourth of the airplanes built in 2022 went to leasing companies, with European, American and Asia-Pacific airlines sharing all the remaining airframes evenly.

The A321 product led the delivery board with 264 planes reaching their customers during the year. The smaller A319/A320 logged 252 deliveries, followed by 60 wide-body A350 jets. The Canadian-made A220 followed with 53, and then the A330 at 32.

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