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Airbus A320 flies past Boeing 737 to become the world’s most-delivered jet
- IBJ Bureau
- Oct 08, 2025

Europe’s Airbus has broken a major commercial barrier, with its A320 family of planes overtaking the Boeing 737 to become the most-delivered jetliner in history.
Boeing’s decades-old record has fallen with the handover of an A320neo to Saudi carrier Flynas, bringing total deliveries to 12,260 since the A320 series entered service in 1988, according to benchmark data from UK-based aviation analytics firm Cirium.
Airbus and Boeing have not replied to requests for comment on the data, tracked by leading aircraft supply analyst Rob Morris.
Demand for the industry’s workhorse A320 and 737 jets has surged in recent years, as economic growth led by Asia has brought tens of millions of new middle-class travellers into the skies.
Together, Boeing and Airbus have delivered more than 25,000 of these jets, originally designed to serve major hubs. In recent years, most of these hubs are widely being served by low-cost carriers, which Airbus has courted after Boeing cut output during a downturn in demand post-9/11.
Already the world’s largest plane-maker by annual deliveries, Airbus now claims the top spot for cumulative narrow-body deliveries. This development caps a 40-year transatlantic battle for market share after early disagreements over strategy and share of jobs among Airbus’ partner nations – France, Germany, Spain and Britain.
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