How Airbus Surpassed Boeing To Become The World’s Top Plane Maker
CNBC·2025-06-01 06:00
Airbus and Boeing have been competing head to head for decades as the world's largest commercial airplane makers. The European based Airbus entered the market 56 years after its rival, and today, 76% of the world's fleet is made up of Airbus and Boeing planes. But over the last few years, Airbus has edged out Boeing for market dominance.Airbus is clearly in the lead and they have a good lead. And if you just want to measure that, it's by backlog of the airplanes. Airbus has made a steady profit since the pa ...