Airbus ORDERS & DELIVERIES JUNE 2013

Boosted by a wave of orders announced and signed at the Paris Air Show, Airbus surpassed the 5,000-aircraft backlog milestone – the first time an aircraft manufacturer has ever attained a backlog of this magnitude.

Airbus’ 241 jetliners booked during the month increased its overall backlog to 5,109 aircraft, representing more than seven years of sustained production. This performance also brought total Airbus orders over the 13,000 aircraft mark, of which more than 9,600 are for the single-aisle A320 Family.

Highlights of the month included the 65 additional orders for Airbus’ latest product – the A350 XWB – bringing combined total bookings for this next-generation extra widebody jetliner to 678 in the month when the aircraft performed its maiden flight. Acquisitions announced in June were Singapore Airlines’ agreement for 30 A350-900s; the Air France-KLM Group’s booking for 25 A350-900s; and 10 A350-1000s for United Airlines.

The widebody A330 also continued to build up its order volume with SriLankan Airlines’ signing for six A330-300s.

In new business involving Airbus’ A320 product line, Lufthansa acquired 30 A320ceo, 35 A320neo and 35 A321neo versions; 50 A320neo jetliners were booked by ILFC; and Spirit Airlines ordered 20 A321ceo aircraft.

With the volume added in June, and taking cancellations into account, Airbus’ total net orders logged during the first six months of 2013 reached 722.

Airbus delivered 48 jetliners during the month, composed of 38 A320 Family aircraft, eight A330s and two A380s – bringing the total provided so far in 2013 to 295, which were received by 73 customers.