Boeing booked 1,173 net orders during 2025, exceeding Airbus’ total of 1,000.
Global aerospace leader Boeing delivered the most aircraft in 2025 since 2018, the company said on Jan. 13. Meanwhile, its net orders for the year surpassed those of Airbus, its biggest rival, for the first time since 2021.
The Arlington, Virginia-based plane-maker said it delivered 160 commercial aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2025, mostly 737s, with smaller numbers of 767s, 777s, and 787s, bringing full-year deliveries to 600. This marks its highest annual commercial aircraft deliveries in seven years, though it still trailed Airbus’ total of 793.
Headquartered in Blagnac, France, Airbus noted that deliveries grew by 4 percent in 2025. The company will release its full year financial results in mid-February.
Most of Airbus’ fourth quarter deliveries comprised the A320 Family models, with lesser amounts of A2230, A330, and A350 Family types of aircraft.
Meanwhile, Boeing booked 1,173 net orders during 2025, exceeding Airbus’ total of 1,000.
With the Trump administration bringing Boeing into nearly all trade negotiations this year, the aerospace giant’s 2025 net orders more than doubled from 554 in 2024.
On Oct. 17, 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it had approved Boeing’s request to raise 737 Max production from 38 to 42 airplanes per month.
Meanwhile, the FAA said in September 2025 that it had partially restored Boeing’s authority to issue airworthiness certificates for new 737 MAX and 787 airplanes after that authority was revoked for individual MAX planes in 2019 following fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, and for 787 wide-body airplanes in 2022 due to production quality issues.
Since the start of the new year, Boeing has secured more than 220 aircraft orders.
According to a Jan. 13 press statement, Delta Air Lines has placed its first direct order for up to 60 Boeing 787 Dreamliners to support long-haul and global growth and to renew the airline’s widebody fleet. Delta also purchased 30 Boeing 787-10 jets, with the opportunity for up to 30 more to expand and modernize its high-demand transatlantic and South American routes.
On the same day, Aviation Capital Group announced a new order for 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets, including 25 737‑8s and 25 737‑10s.
Earlier this month, Alaska Airlines stated it has ordered 105 new 737-10 aircraft and five new 787 widebody planes from Boeing. The order also includes an option for 35 additional 737-10 aircraft through 2035.
In December, Airbus announced that Spain’s Ministry of Defense placed orders for 100 Airbus helicopters. This represents the largest order by the Ministry and will include four different models of aircraft that will serve three branches of the Spanish Armed Forces.
Boeing’s shares rose 1.98 percent, to $244.55, on Jan. 13.
A leading global aerospace company and top U.S. exporter, Boeing develops, manufactures, and services commercial airplanes, defense products, and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries.
Airbus bills itself as Europe’s largest aeronautics and space firm, offering products and services for commercial aircraft, helicopter, defense, and space sectors. Airbus U.S., based in Herndon, Virginia, employs more than 7,000 people throughout 42 sites across the nation.
Aldgra Fredly contributed to this report.
