Orders & Deliveries

Deliveries data for May 2026 puts Boeing up just over 13% in terms of total airliner deliveries compared to the first five months of 2025 and Airbus up 7.8%.

Gross commercial aircraft orders in May 2026 from the duopoly saw a reverse on April, with Airbus the one to disclose a three-figure order total.

Boeing’s May activity included 51 737 MAX deliveries, its highest monthly total since March 2023.

Airbus managed to substantially increase output in May, delivering a total of 81 commercial aircraft to its customers.

In April 2026, Boeing significantly outpaced its European rival in new commercial aircraft orders, securing 136 firm orders compared to Airbus' 28.

In April 2026, commercial airliner deliveries from Airbus and Boeing were 12 units up on the same month in 2025.

Boeing has released its commercial orders and deliveries for April, which saw its backlog bolstered by three substantial firm commitments from unidentified customers.

After a slow first quarter, Airbus' year-to-date commercial jet deliveries total made up ground on its 2025 output but still remains 12 units behind where it was at this time last year.

In March, commercial narrowbody aircraft deliveries from Airbus and Boeing were down on the same month in 2025 but widebody deliveries went up.

New aircraft deliveries during the first quarter of 2026 for ATR, Comac and Embraer saw varying degrees of success in ramping up production.

In March 2026, Airbus secured 331 firm aircraft orders, significantly outpacing Boeing and pulling ahead for the year to date.

Boeing reached a new post-downturn first-quarter delivery high, handing over 143 aircraft, its highest total for the March quarter since 149 in 2019.

Boeing’s deliveries dipped as projected in March as 737 MAX movements slowed because of a production issue.

For the first three months of 2026, Airbus has delivered 114 aircraft to 46 customers. In the same period last year, it delivered 136.

Boeing handed over 51 total aircraft in February, but that number will surely fall following the revelation of a 737 MAX wiring issue that will need correcting.

For the first two months of 2026, Airbus has delivered 54 aircraft to 27 customers and recorded net orders for 77 aircraft.

In January 2026, Airbus secured orders for 49 aircraft, while Boeing recorded a total of 107 new orders.

Commercial narrowbody aircraft deliveries from Airbus and Boeing totaled 55 units in January, marking a decrease of eight aircraft compared to the first month of 2025.

Boeing kicked off 2026 with a solid January of activity, delivering 46 aircraft, its highest first-month total since 2019, when it also handed over 46.

Airbus started off 2026 with 19 January deliveries—a lower than expected number that may have been affected by a supplier quality problem unveiled in late 2025.

Last year saw a total of 1,140 new-build Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies delivered to customers worldwide, marking a 22% rise on 2024's total.

Order data for December shows Boeing added more aircraft to its backlog than Airbus in 2025, out-selling its European rival over the course of the year for the first time this decade.

Boeing delivered 63 aircraft in December to finish at an even 600 for the full year, its highest calendar-year total since 2018.

Airbus delivered 136 aircraft in December 2025 bringing the full-year total to 793 units to 91 customers.

A total of 18 widebody aircraft were delivered in November, which was four units below the previous month but eight above November 2024.