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Airbus Milestones Include Massive Order Backlog

Last year's deliveres included 793 airplanes, of which 278 were for Asia-Pacific airlines

Airbus A350-1000 — The Airbus A350-1000 flying at Singapore Airshow 2026. © David McIntosh/AIN

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

February 4, 2026

Although it did not have any new orders to report at the Singapore Airshow as of Tuesday afternoon, Airbus’ commercial backlog has reached a record high at 8,754 airplanes. During 2025, Airbus reached a milestone of 25,000 total orders since the company’s founding, 16,756 of which have been delivered, according to senior v-p of marketing Joost van der Heijden. Deliveries last year totaled 793, of which 278 were for Asia-Pacific operators.

The region now accounts for 9,000 Airbus employees, 5,000 airplanes, and 3,100 of the backlog. In 2025, Airbus logged 1,000 new orders and 330 in Asia-Pacific, he said. That backlog includes more than 2,600 A220s and A320neos. “The A220 makes new, long, thin routes available,” van der Heijden said. “The Asia-Pacific is moving into the next phase of network development. Routes are long…and it’s perfect for 550 new city pairs.”

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