Boeing leads YTD commercial aircraft orders; Airbus orders surge in 3Q

摘要

After trailing rival Boeing for most of the year, Airbus' commercial aircraft orders surged in the third-quarter, as the company logged 560 commercia aircraft orders-compared to Boeing's 549-placing the two manufacturers in a neck-and-neck competition for the year-to-date grand total. At the 2014 third-quarter mark, ending Sept. 30, Boeing had 1,083 orders, Airbus had 1,068. Boeing's net commercial aircraft order count for the first three quarters was 977, versus Airbus' 788. Boeing delivered 510 commercial aircraft through Sept. 30, the majority of which (343) were 737 family aircraft. Airbus delivered 437 commercial during the first three quarters of the year, half of which (219) were A320 family aircraft.