From: "Phil Payne" 

Airbus delivered 378 aircraft in 2005, and total deliveries now stand at
4,130. The 2005 deliveries comprise 289 Single Aisle Family aircraft and 89
wide-body long range airliners (essentially A330s and A340s). These numbers
are up from 305 in 2003, and well above the former record of 325 in 2001 --
reflecting "the steady increase in production rates to cope with the
increasing demand," according to Airbus.

Airbus's 2005 orders make up 52 per cent of the market, comprising 918
Single Aisles (a record for the A320 family, and a sign of increased
pressure for Boeing's aging 737), 166 A330s, A340s and A350s, and 20 A380s,
as well as seven A300 Freighters. 2005 was therefore even stronger than
1998, Airbus' previous record year in which it booked 556 new orders. Also,
the order intake for both the Single Aisle Family and the A330/A340/A350
were the highest ever for those product series.

At the end of 2005, Airbus had a backlog of 2,177 aircraft valued at USD
$220.3 billion -- numbers Airbus claims are "the highest ever in its entire
history, and in the history of aviation." It's also a higher number
than Boeing for the sixth year in a row, and comprises the highest ever
backlog for both the A330/A340/A350 (346 aircraft) and the A320 Family
(1,652 aircraft).

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