A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 and Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 – Photo: David Parker Brown
2013 is now well in our rear view mirrors as we speed along the runway of another year and it is time to look back. Â We have covered what we did during 2013 on AirlineReporter but what about looking at what our two favorite aircraft manufacturers did? Â 2013 were big years for both Boeing & Airbus on many levels, so let’s take a look at more detail of exactly what happened in the order & delivery world:
Orders:
In 2013, the big air shows in Paris & Dubai flooded the order books of both manufacturers. Â Airbus and Boeing both had record-breaking years with 1,619 & 1,531 gross orders, respectively. Â The winner in this situation is obviously Airbus by a good margin; the types of orders look consistent too: