Boeing and Airbus booked orders for a combined 2,175 aircraft in 2025, according to a Visual Capitalist chart built from the order books both manufacturers released for the year. The graphic, created by Julie Peasley, sorts every major buyer by type and shows whether each customer ordered from Boeing, Airbus or both.

Airlines placed more than 1,200 of the orders. Aircraft lessors accounted for more than 400, with Avolon, BOC Aviation and Jackson Square Aviation among the largest. The single biggest block came from undisclosed buyers, whose identities manufacturers often withhold while leasing deals or regulatory approvals are pending.

U.S. buyers appear across several categories. Alaska Airlines placed one of the largest airline orders of the year, taking well over 100 Boeing jets. United Airlines ordered 40 Airbus aircraft, and American Airlines ordered 8 Airbus aircraft. FedEx Express added 8 Boeing freighters. On the government side, the U.S. Air Force tanker program ordered 15 Boeing aircraft and Boeing Defense, Space and Security recorded 10 more.

Qatar Airways led all named customers with 161 Boeing orders. WestJet ordered 74 Boeing jets, and VietJet ordered 120 Airbus aircraft.

For the maintenance sector, the order book sets the pipeline of future work. Each new aircraft enters a maintenance program on delivery, and newer engine types such as the CFM LEAP and Pratt and Whitney GTF are already driving shop visit growth. Large U.S. orders from Alaska Airlines and United Airlines point to more new generation narrowbody jets entering domestic fleets over the coming years, while older aircraft retired in their place feed the used parts market.

Source: Visual Capitalist - https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/worlds-aircraft-orders-2025/