Aircraft
Airbus Dominates Single-aisle Sales as Boeing Wins with Widebodies
Boeing has more work to do in clawing back narrowbody market share
Airbus A320 CALC
On Dec. 30, 2025, China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited signed a firm order for 30 A320neo narrowbody airliners. © Airbus

Boeing’s 2011 decision to launch another derivative of the 737—a slow response to the Airbus A321neo—along with the series of crises involving the 737 Max beginning on March 10, 2019, caused a dramatic drop in market share, placing Boeing in distant second place behind Airbus.

According to Leeham News and Analysis, total program orders as of December give Airbus a 54% share of the market for the A320neo family, compared to Boeing’s 33% for the Max. Adding the A220 into Airbus’ share, the European company has captured 58% of the single-aisle market.