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Boeing Beats Airbus to Claim First Jet Sales Crown Since 2018
A Boeing 777 passenger aircraft during a media event at the Boeing Delivery Center in Seattle on Jan. 7.
Photographer: M. Scott Brauer/BloombergBoeing Co. sold more jets than Airbus SE in 2025, ending a seven-year losing streak as the US planemaker rallies from a period of tragedies and corporate crises.
The Arlington, Virginia-based manufacturer said Tuesday it recorded 1,175 gross airplane orders for the year, topping the 1,000 gross sales reported by Airbus the previous day. Boeing’s tally includes the biggest order in company history from Qatar Airways, unveiled as President Donald Trump toured the Middle East in May.