Airbus soars in 2014 with multiple records broken

Posted on 14 Jan 2015 by Jonny Williamson

Airbus has surpassed its targets for the past year, achieving a record number of widebody airliners delivered and an industry record order backlog of 6,836 aircraft.

Almost 630 Airbus aircraft were delivered during 2014 to 89 global customers, eight of which are new – 490 A320s, 108 A330s, 30 A380s and its first A350 XWB (extra widebody). Its production rate meant that the manufacturer’s deliveries for the year were up for the 13th year in a row, surpassing the previous record…

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