Airbus: Negative month of january
Airlines cancelled more planes than they purchased from Airbus in January, leaving the European planemaker with a negative net order tally — a predicament shared with U.S. rival Boeing.
The Toulouse, France-based company booked just one order, from Turkish Airlines, for 4 single-aisle A321s last month.
The same number of A321s were canceled, as were a further eight single-aisle planes including three A320s, two A319s and three A318s.
Airbus, which at the end of 2008 had a backlog of 3,715 aircraft, said it delivered 34 aircraft in the month.
Airbus rival Chicago-based Boeing Co. received orders for 18 jetliners last month and delivered 35Â planes (31 single-aisle)
Sales chief John Leahy said last month Airbus would probably sell at the lower end of 300-400 planes this year in gross terms before cancellations, and predicted 2009 would be a soft year.
In 2008, Airbus logged gross orders for 900 planes and net orders for 777 (such a number!) planes, following cancellations for 123 aircraft.
Thanks Raph for the info.