Airbus, the giant European aircraft manufacturer, has posted its latest figures for commercial aircraft for October and the numbers are soaring.

During October Airbus picked up orders for 82 aircraft and delivered 62 to 37 customers.

For 2024, Airbus has delivered 559 aircraft to 77 customers.
 
Since its inception in the late 1960s, Airbus has received orders for 25,525 aircraft and delivered 15,756 leaving a backlog of a staggering 8,769 made up mostly of the A320/A220 families.

Airbus is broadly the amalgamation of the major aircraft manufacturers of Europe and the UK.

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