Airbus Delivered More Than 600 New Planes in 2021

Frankfurt — European aircraft manufacturer Airbus delivered more than 600 commercial jets in 2021, slightly exceeding its target.

With a final spurt in December, a total of 611 aircraft found their way to customers for the year as a whole, the group announced on Monday.

That was 8 per cent more than in 2020, meaning that Airbus is likely to remain the world's largest aircraft manufacturer for the third year in a row. Final figures of US rival Boeing are expected later this month.

Demand for new aircraft is picking up significantly, despite the continuing coronavirus pandemic. In total, Airbus collected gross orders for 771 passenger and freighter aircraft in 2021. After cancellations, 507 of these remained. Demand was particularly strong for the A320neo family of medium-haul jets.

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