Airbus achieves 2021 commercial aircraft delivery target

Airbus SE (Toulouse, France) delivered 611 commercial aircraft to 88 customers in 2021, demonstrating what the company reports as resilience and recovery with progress on ramp-up plans.

“Our commercial aircraft achievements in 2021 reflect the focus and resilience of our Airbus teams, customers, suppliers and stakeholders across the globe who pulled together to deliver remarkable results. The year saw significant orders from airlines worldwide, signaling confidence in the sustainable growth of air travel post-COVID-19,” says Guillaume Faury, Airbus CEO. “While uncertainties remain, we are on track to lift production through 2022 to meet our customers’ requirements. At the same time we are preparing the future of aviation, transforming our industrial capabilities and implementing the roadmap for decarbonization.”  

In 2021, deliveries comprised:

	2021	2020
A220 Family	50	38
A320 Family	483	446
A330 Family	18	19
A350 Family	55	59
A380	5	4
Total	611	566

Airbus says approximately 25% of commercial aircraft in 2021 were delivered using the established “e-delivery” process, enabling customers to receive their aircraft with minimal need for their teams to travel.  

In 2021, Airbus also doubled its gross order intake compared to 2020 with 771 new sales (507 net) across all programs and market segments, demonstrating the strength of the company’s full product range and signaling renewed market confidence. 

Finally, the A220 reportedly won 64 firm gross new orders and several high-profile commitments from some of the world’s leading carriers. The A320neo Family won 661 gross new orders. In the widebody segment, Airbus won 46 gross new orders including 30 A330s and 16 A350s of which 11 were for the newly launched A350F, which also won an additional 11 commitments. 

In the number of aircraft units, Airbus recorded a gross book to bill ratio above one. At the end of 2021, Airbus’ backlog stood at 7,082 aircraft.

Airbus will report full year (FY) 2021 financial results on Feb. 17, 2022. For further information please click here.