TOULOUSE, France -- Airbus recorded orders for 57 aircraft in the month of April. British Airways ordered three A320neos and two A321neos. Japan Airlines ordered one A350-900. An undisclosed customer ordered 51 A321neos.
Airbus delivered a total of 61 aircraft during April. This total included three A220-300s, 22 A320neos, 29 A321neos, one A330-900, and six A350-900s.
In the first four months of 2024, Airbus garnered 227 orders. Net orders for the period totaled 222, due to five cancellations. Airbus delivered 203 aircraft in the first four months of 2024.
As of April 30, 2024, Airbus had unfilled orders for 8,617 aircraft. The unfilled orders broken down by aircraft type were as follows: 585 for the A220, two for the A319ceo, 45 for the A319neo, four for the A320ceo, 2,134 for the A320neo, 4,992 for the A321neo, 175 for the A330, and 680 for the A350.
The order backlog at the end of April 2024 represents a decrease compared to the backlog at the end of March 2024, which had totaled 8,626. Both figures are increases compared to the company's yearend-2023 order backlog of 8,598.