Where Data Tells the Story
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In 2025, Airbus and Boeing received orders for a combined 2,175 aircraft from a wide range of customers. This chart breaks down those orders into the six buyer categories: airlines, airline groups, aircraft lessors, military and government, cargo operators, and undisclosed or private customers.
Airline groups are collections of operating airlines that place aircraft orders at the group level. International Airlines Group (IAG), for instance, orders aircraft on behalf of airlines such as British Airways, Iberia, and Aer Lingus, among others.
Aircraft Lessors are companies that place purchase commitments but do not operate flights, instead leasing planes to multiple airline customers.
Most buyers placed orders with only one manufacturer, but a small percentage ordered from both. For example, BOC Aviation ordered 70 Airbus aircraft and 55 Boeing aircraft.
The largest category by volume is undisclosed customers, meaning the buyer’s identity is not publicly released by the manufacturer. Airbus labels these as “private” or “undisclosed” customers, while Boeing uses “unidentified customer.” These orders are often later revealed to belong to specific airlines or leasing companies.
Aircraft ordered in 2025 span a wide range of models, including the A220, A320, A321neo, A330, A350, 737, 737 MAX, 767, 777, and 787.
Notably, flydubai announced a headline-making agreement for 150 A321neos in November 2025, valued at $24 billion. Because this deal was a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) rather than a firm order, it is not included in Airbus’s official order database.
Note: Air China’s total includes six aircraft designated for cargo operations.