The Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 are two of the most popular single-aisle planes flying. They are about the same size and look quite similar to the untrained eye. Both seat around 150 passengers.

When looking at widebody aircraft, Boeing is in the lead. As of mid-2025, Airbus has a backlog of 283 A330neos and 766 A350s, while Boeing has a backlog of 95 767s, 616 777s, and 1,001 787s. Airbus ...

Comac has delivered fewer than 200 planes, but has huge ambitions to take on the duopoly that has dominated global aviation ...

Ask the Captain: Boeing 737 vs. Airbus A320. John Cox. ... Having flown the Airbus 319/320/321 and the Boeing 737 200/300/400, we retracted the landing gear in same part of the flight profile.

Looking just at the new planes that have been announced by both companies, the Boeing 737 MAX claims a total of 3,579 orders, options and memoranda of understanding. The Airbus A320 claims a total ...

In the decades-long race between European plane maker Airbus and US aircraft manufacturer Boeing, the Seattle-based company seems to be slipping from the top spot as its star aircraft, the single ...

Boeing 737 MAXs are designed for a lifespan of 90,000 flight cycles or 55,000 flight hours. This is far more than Airbus aircraft. The Airbus A320 family is generally designed for around 60,000 ...

New Airbus order gives immediate A320 lead, but Boeing 737 ahead remains historic best-seller. AIRBUS. By Steve Wilhelm – Staff Writer, Puget Sound Business Journal. May 5, 2015.

The MAX is the fourth major upgrade to the Boeing 737, which originally flew in 1967. ... The A320neo is the second major upgrade to the A320 family. On both the A320neo and the B737 MAX, ...

Gains from that launch lead are still accruing to Airbus, positioning its A320 neo in lead in terms of total orders. ... Boeing 737 MAX has obtained orders for about 2,400 airplanes, ...

Historically, commercial jet orders have been sharply cyclical, with boom times followed by big busts. In the past year or two, order activity has slowed significantly at Boeing (NYSE: BA) and ...

Airbus’s A320 family appears to have overtaken the Boeing 737 in terms of total orders, in the wake of the 737 Max crisis and strong single-aisle activity from the European airframer.