For the second consecutive year, Airbus will again sur Boeing in the number of aircraft manufactured. Once again leading the commercial aircraft market.
Industry sources expect Airbus to deliver 550-560 planes in 2020 after reaching over 520 this week. That is, Airbus will need to deliver at least 30 planes in these last 9 days of the year, and with many restrictions between country borders.
The drop is 35%, largely due to the pandemic restrictions and the drop in demand for new planes by airlines. Despite this, Airbus has already produced 477 planes in the data counting deliveries until November, while Boeing delivered only 118 planes in the same period.
It is virtually impossible for Boeing to turn this game around in December alone, despite the fact that deliveries of the 737 MAX have been resuming in recent weeks.
Due to the limitations that all companies are experiencing throughout 2020, Airbus should not repeat a record of more than 100 deliveries in December, as in December last year.
Deliveries in 2020 have exceeded previous expectations, according to Airbus itself.
On the other hand, in 2021 Boeing could sur Airbus, as there are more than 450 737 MAX planes ready for delivery. Airbus, on the other hand, may suffer in 2021 from the postponement of deliveries by airlines.
