Airbus Deliveries Plunged 34% in 2020
January 08 2021 - 12:21PM
Dow Jones News
By Kim Richters
Airbus SE said Friday that its deliveries dropped 34% in 2020,
with 566 commercial aircraft delivered to 87 customers.
The European aerospace giant said it received 383 new orders
during the year and net orders came in at 268, compared with 768 in
2019.
Airbus said it had a backlog of 7,184 aircraft after 115
cancellations by year end.
"Based on our 2020 deliveries we are cautiously optimistic as we
look into 2021, although challenges and uncertainties remain high
in the short term," Airbus Chief Executive Guillaume Faury said in
a statement.
Write to Kim Richters at kim.richters@wsj.com
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