Airbus has shared its order and delivery summary for October 2023. Orders in October greatly favored the OEM’s A321neo single-aisle aircraft, contributing 84 out of the total 119 added to the Airbus order backlog. Airbus’s only long-haul, twin-aisle aircraft postings in October were 10 A350-900s ordered by an undisclosed customer.
- October 2023 deliveries: 71 aircraft delivered to 42 customers.
- Deliveries by aircraft family through October 31, 2023: 559 aircraft delivered to 81 customers.
- Single Aisle: 492
- A330: 23
- A350: 44
- Total to date: 559
- October 2023 gross orders: Six customers (United, Cathay Pacific, and Air Niugini, three undisclosed) ordered 119 aircraft.
- United ordered 60 A321neo
- Cathay Pacific ordered 8 A320neo and 24 A321neo
- Air Niugini ordered 6 A220-100
- Undisclosed customers ordered: 8 A220-300, 3 A321neo, and 10 A350-900
- Total Gross Orders through October 31 by aircraft family.
- Single Aisle: 1229
- A330: 36
- A350: 134
- Total to date: 1399
Airbus Global Fleet Figures Through October 2023
| ⠀ | Single-Aisle | A300/A310 | A330 | A340 | A350 | A380 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Orders | 18726 | 816 | 1809 | 377 | 1056 | 251 | 23035 |
| Total Deliveries | 11430 | 816 | 1582 | 377 | 565 | 251 | 15021 |
| Aircraft in Operation | 10718 | 264 | 1466 | 202 | 565 | 232 | 13447 |
