Boeing overtakes Airbus in sales in 2025 for the first time since 2018

Boeing It recorded net orders for 1,173 aircraft last year, the first time its sales have outsold European rival Airbus since 2018, in the latest sign of Boeing’s recovery.

Boeing delivered more than 63 planes to customers last month, bringing its total annual deliveries to 600 planes, the most in seven years, before two fatal accidents and a host of other problems derailed its production. Boeing said on Tuesday that 44 of those deliveries were of the 737 MAX model.

Airbus still delivered more planes than Boeing last year, with 793 planes, although that amount is less than the record 863 planes the European company delivered in 2019. Airbus had 889 net orders for 2025.

Engine and other supply chain issues continue to hamper aircraft deliveries. Deliveries are key for aircraft manufacturers because airlines pay the bulk of an aircraft’s price when they receive it.

Boeing’s net orders last month amounted to 174 aircraft, including more than 100 737 MAX aircraft. Alaska AirlinesWhich the Seattle transportation company announced last week. Delta Airlines It said earlier on Tuesday that it had ordered at least 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, a first for the wide-body jet. Deliveries begin in the early 2030s, a sign of how airlines will secure delivery slots in the next decade to replace older aircraft and grow.

Boeing executives are scheduled to discuss the manufacturer’s production plan when the company reports its quarterly results on January 27.