PARIS: European aerospace giant Airbus overtook its arch-rival Boeing in terms of aircraft orders last year, but still lagged behind it in terms of deliveries, according to new data published on Monday.
Airbus said in a statement it booked 1,109 aircraft orders and a record 718 deliveries in 2017.
By comparison, US rival Boeing booked 912 orders and 763 deliveries.
鈥淎irbus鈥� commercial aircraft deliveries in 2017 were up for the 15th year in a row, reaching a new company record of 718 aircraft delivered to 85 customers,鈥� Airbus said.
鈥淒eliveries were more than four percent higher than the previous record of 688 set in 2016.鈥�
At the end of 2017, Airbus鈥� overall backlog stood at 7,265 aircraft valued at $1.059 trillion (867 billion euros) at list prices, the company said.
鈥淎 new Airbus delivery record coupled with our fourth best order intake wraps up a remarkable year for us,鈥� said chief operating officer, Fabrice Bregier.