Boeing annual orders top Airbus, a first

BOEING secured orders for nearly 1 200 commercial planes last year, topping European rival Airbus for the first time since 2018, according to figures released this week.

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The US aviation giant booked 175 orders in December, taking the total for 2025 to 1 173.

Airbus this week disclosed net orders of 889 aircraft for the year.

Boeing still lags behind Airbus in terms of the total number of undelivered planes following stumbles in the wake of fatal 2018 and 2019 crashes of the 737 MAX that have weighed on the US company.

But Boeing this week also received a boost from an order by Delta Air Lines to purchase 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with options for 30 more of the wide-body jet.

Delta CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC that the company was the only major US carrier without the popular plane but it was “confident” based on Boeing's efforts under Kelly Ortberg, who joined as chief executive in 2024.