Airbus A320 family reportedly surpasses Boeing 737 as world’s best‑selling airliner

The Airbus A320 family has reportedly overtaken Boeing’s 737 to become the world’s best‑selling commercial airliner, Le Monde reports. The shift closes a decades‑long narrowbody rivalry and highlights Airbus’s delivery momentum as competition for single‑aisle supremacy intensifies.

Discovered 2025-10-04T09:29:03.359500-07:00 | 2025-10-04T09:29:03.359500-07:00

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  • The milestone is a clear benchmark of market leadership: the A320 family’s cumulative deliveries now exceed the 737, reversing a decades‑long narrowbody hierarchy (see the report that the A320 family overtakes the 737: https://hype.aero/?story=85819701-63f5-4b21-8b87-781b8bf1fd89).

  • It follows a year in which Airbus has delivered more jets than Boeing, widening its delivery lead and underpinning Airbus’s production momentum (see Airbus has delivered 10% more jets year‑to‑date: https://hype.aero/?story=41971c14-b054-4928-94c4-7886fefb0f68).

  • The record comes amid ongoing production and supply‑chain pressures: Airbus’s delivery pace has trailed its 2025 target, a dynamic that will shape OEM capacity planning and airline fleet decisions (see delivery pace through July trailing guidance: https://hype.aero/?story=5fb508da-3245-400b-b675-0a843c5e14bb).

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Flightradar24 airgways.com thelondoneconomic.com mrobusinesstoday.com The Independent media.nw18.com
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