- Airbus (OTCPK:EADSF, OTCPK:EADSY) CEO Fabrice Bregier says he plans to overtake rival Boeing (BA +0.6%) in terms of annual plane deliveries by 2020.
- The CEO also says Airbus hopes to deliver 50 A350 aircraft this year, although deliveries by the end of September totaled only 26.
- While Airbus has been leading in terms of new orders for years, Boeing has been ahead since 2012 in terms of deliveries.
- Separately, Airbus recently delivered its 10,000th aircraft, a wide-body A350 XWB to longtime customer Singapore Airlines, 42 years after delivering its first plane.