Airbus increases deliveries by 8% in 2021
Near Toulouse, the Airbus company draws up a rather positive balance sheet for its year 2021 with an increase in aircraft deliveries of 8% compared to the previous year, bringing the number to 611.
Goal achieved. The company Airbus, based in Blagnac in the suburbs of Toulouse, draws up a rather positive assessment of its year 2021. number of aircraft deliveries increased by almost 8% compared to the previous year. Indeed, the aircraft manufacturer has reached 611 orders delivered, 11 more than the minimum threshold it had set (at 600).
483 A320 deliveries for Airbus
In detail, it is the A320 family that drives the number of deliveries up, with 483 devices delivered this year against 446 in 2020. Largely behind it: the A350 family and its 55 delivered planes (four less than in 2020), the 50 smallest aircraft in the A220 family (or 12 more than in 2020), the 18 A330 family aircraft (one less than in 2020) and the five A380 widebody (one more than in 2020).
Get your head out of the water after a tough year
In total, 45 more planes were delivered this year, compared to last year. Indeed, 2020 has been a particularly difficult year for the world of aviation, due to the considerable reduction in air traffic linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of deliveries from the manufacturer Airbus had fallen by 34% (compared to 2019) to reach 566 orders delivered. It still remained the world number one, ahead of the American competitor Boeing.
More than 7,000 aircraft in the Airbus order book
“Significant orders from airlines around the world were signed during the year, demonstrating confidence in the sustainable growth of air transport beyond the Covid-19 crisis”, welcomes Guillaume Faury, director of Airbus. Efficiency, the builder doubled its number of gross order intake compared to 2020, with 771 new sales in total.
At the end of 2021, Airbus order book stands at 7,082 aircraft. “Although uncertainties remain, we are on track to increase our production during the year 2022 in order to meet the requirements of our customers”, concludes Guillaume Faury, who still wishes increase the pace.