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Airbus 2012, record figures: 588 civil aircraft delivered to 89 customers

Toulouse, France - 10 per cent higher than the 2011 record (534)

Airbus delivered a company record of 588 aircraft to 89 customers (17 new) and exceeded its order target of 650 by winning 914 gross orders. These orders include 305 CEO, 478 NEO, 82 A-330/A-340s, 40 A-350 XWB and nine A-380s. Its backlog sets a new industry-wide record of 4,682 aircraft valued at over USD 638 billion. Deliveries were 10 per cent higher than the 2011 record (534) and 2012 was the...

fra/pec - 1149023
Rome, Italy, 01/17/2013 13:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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