Strong start to 2024 for Airbus with 30 deliveries

Airbus A220-300 (Image: UK Aviation Media)

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08/02/2024 Engineering and leasing news, News < 1 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

Airbus has started 2024 with a bang delivering 30 aircraft to 18 customers around the world in the first month of the year.

Deliveries included 28 single-aisle airlines made up of 2 A220-300, 13 A320neo and 13 A321neo airliners to customers including easyJet and Wizz Air.

Airbus also delivered 2 A330-900 wide-body airliners to ITA and Condor.

Easyjet A320neo (Image: Nick Harding / Max Thrust Digital) — Easyjet A320neo (Image: Nick Harding / UK Aviation Media)

Orders for January totalled 31 with Ethiopian Airlines ordering 11 A350-900 and Delta Airlines ordering 20 A350-1000s.

The strong start follows a year which saw Airbus out perform Boeing with 735 deliveries compared to the Seattle manufacturers 528.

Airbus continues its march towards its first 1,000 delivery year which could come soon as production of almost all models continues to be ramped up.

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