Airbus delivered a gross total of 663 aircraft in 2022, before an adjustment linked to sanctions against Russia, retaining its title as the world's leading aircraft manufacturer, despite difficulties linked to supply chain bottlenecks.

The European group said it had delivered 663 aircraft, for a net total of 661, after taking into account the two planes destined for Aeroflot previously targeted by Western sanctions against Russia.

Airbus won 1,078 orders in 2022, for a net total of 820 after deducting cancellations.

Boeing, which is recovering from the fallout of a crisis linked to safety standards for its 737 MAX and industrial problems with its 787, announced on Tuesday that it would deliver 480 aircraft in 2022, and said it had sold 935 aircraft, giving a comparable net total of 774 after cancellations.

Reuters reported last week that Airbus had provisionally delivered 663 aircraft in 2022.

Last month, Airbus dropped its forecast of "around 700" deliveries for the year, having already lowered the target to "around 720" aircraft due to supply chain problems. (Reported by Tim Hepher, Augustin Turpin, edited by Blandine Hénault)