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❯❯ By comparison, A350 deliveries were into

their fourth year by the time the 100-aircraft

mark was passed, and production is now sta-

ble at 10 per month, with a total of 269 having

been delivered by April 2019.

Unsurprisingly, the Asia-Pacific market is

the most important for both widebodies. Air-

lines in the region are the biggest consumer of

the A350 and 787, with total orders for the

two types standing at 867 (37% of the total)

and deliveries at 498 (45% of total). The 787

has the larger chunk of this market, at 60%.

However, Fleets Analyzer shows that the

A350 has the most reliance on the Asia-Pacif-

ic. The region accounts for almost 40% of its

orders and 58% of deliveries. For the 787, it

represents 36% of orders and just over two-

fifths of deliveries.

Europe is the second-largest market for the

A350 and 787, with just over one-fifth of orders

and 18% of deliveries. For both types, Europe

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

2018

A350-1000 deliveries begin

Year 1 Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Year 6Year 7Year 8Year 9

Boeing 787

Airbus A350

2014

First A350-900 delivery

2014

Deliveries begin of 787-9

2011

First 787-8 delivery

2012

First Charleston delivery

2018

787-10 deliveries start

Total

787 deliveries

831

Total

A350 deliveries

269

Airbus A350/Boeing 787 cumulative annual deliveries*

*From year of first delivery to April 2019 Source: Cirium’s Fleets Analyzer

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

2004

787 Dreamliner launch

Boeing 787

Airbus A350

Total

787 net orders

1,431

Total

A350 net orders

893

2006

A350 XWB launched

2014

First A350 delivery

A350-800 shelved

2006

Air New Zealand

named as 787-9

launch operator

2011

First 787 delivery

2013

787-10 launched

2008

Short-range 787-3

dropped

Year 1YYear 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Year 6Year 7Year 8Year 9Year 10 ear 11 Year 12Year 13Year 14Year 15 Year 16

Airbus A350/Boeing 787 cumulative annual net orders*

*From year of launch to April 2019 Source: Cirium’s Fleets Analyzer