Airbus vs Boeing: More orders less deliveries
Speaking at the press conference President of Airbus group commenting among others things that delieveries were more than eight percent higher than the previous record of 635 in 2015
It seems that the "great expectations" of Airbus of expanding its business in challenging times though have been accomplished over 2016. According to information released to editors at Airbus’ press briefing the plane-maker’s deliveries in commercial aircraft were 731 in 2016 and making
Meanwhile sources commenting on “e-travelair” that its opponent plane-maker Boeing announcing 688 total orders for the last year. However Boeing has managed to deliver 748 aircrafts and left a lower backlog 5.715 than Airbus’ which is touching 6.874 aircrafts. These number indicating the battle between the two giant plane manufacturers.
But from another point of view the most reasonably explanation lies in the fact of the A380 campaigns which gave a boost for gaining new orders and making new customers. The equivalent Boeing 777 has only 60 orders in comparison with Airbus A380 that has achieved a total 319 for 2016.
The French plane-maker managed to sell and take orders from Asia markets which is the 31% of its clients and as well as from Europe as the second client following America and Africa.
Fabrice Bregier President and CEO of Airbus group looked pretty confident while explaining to editors at the conference about their order and deliveries achievements and commenting that:” We delivered on our objectives in a challenging environment providing our ramp- up readiness” and saluting all their teams on this outstanding achievement.
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However the milestones of the year for both plane-makers are totally different. That’s because Airbus’ A350 wide-body aircraft just cannot compete the state of the art 737MAX as the wide body- A350 is capable to perform transatlantic or transpacific trips covering long-haul flights around the globe but the best-selling airplane of Boeing is being designed for short-haul flights .
Airbus’ product line of modern commercial jetliners includes the A320, A330, A350XWB and A380 aircraft
Among the plans of the group is to boost deliveries of all aircrafts finish the backlog orders and double orders and deliveries of the A380 as they believe that A380 times are on the way. “We designed and launched A380 years ago and the challenge was big but now we see that Heathrow airport built a longer terminal to park this plane also Los Angeles Airport did the same and currently in Beijing airport building a new terminal” said source on “e-travelair”.
John Leahy , Chief Operating Officer –Customers told reporters at the press briefing that the jetliner market share for Airbus Commercial Aircraft was above 50 percent during the past three years- representing 55 percent in terms of gross units and 53 percent for net units.
Regarding the first delivery for Iran air the president answered that : “Will be early this new year “ though the we’ve been through a lot of controls and tests from US government in order to make this agreement as per cent of the aircrafts manufactured in US factors.
