Airbus

Airbus SAS is an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS, a European aerospace company. Based in Toulouse, France, and with significant activity across Europe, the company produces around half of the world's jet airliners. Airbus began as a consortium of aerospace manufacturers. Consolidation of European defence and aerospace companies around the turn of the century allowed the establishment of a simplified joint stock company in 2001, owned by EADS (80%) and BAE Systems (20%). After a protracted sales process BAE sold its shareholding to EADS on 13 October 2006. Airbus employs around 57,000 people at sixteen sites in four European Union countries: Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Spain. Final assembly production is at Toulouse (France), Hamburg (Germany), Seville (Spain) and, since 1999, Tianjin (China). Airbus has subsidiaries in the United States, Japan and China. The company is known for producing and marketing the first commercially viable fly by wire airliner.

Orders and deliveries

Orders

	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990	1989
Template:Flagicon Airbus	-8	777	1341	824	1111	370	284	300	375	520	476	556	460	326	106	125	38	136	101	404	421
Template:Flagicon Boeing	-10	662	1413	1044	1002	272	239	251	314	588	355	606	543	708	441	125	236	266	273	533	716
Sources 2009: Airbus net orders until February 28: http://www.airbus.com/en/corporate/orders_and_deliveries/ Boeing net orders until March 10. http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/index.cfm

Deliveries

	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990	1989
Template:Flagicon Airbus	76	483	453	434	378	320	305	303	325	311	294	229	182	126	124	123	138	157	163	95	105
Template:Flagicon Boeing	71	375	441	398	290	285	281	381	527	491	620	563	375	271	256	312	409	572	606	527	402
Sources 2009: Airbus deliveries until February 28: http://www.airbus.com/en/corporate/orders_and_deliveries/ Boeing deliveries until February 28. http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/index.cfm?content=displaystandardreport.cfm&optReportType=CurYrDelv

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  Yearly orders.

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  Yearly deliveries.

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  Orders/Deliveries overlay.