Stories for January 16th 2018

Tuesday, January 16th 2018 - 09:27 UTC
Fifteen years of success for Airbus; backlog of 7.265 aircraft at the end of 2017

Airbus’ Commercial Aircraft deliveries in 2017 were up for the 15th year in a row, reaching a new company record of 718 aircraft delivered to 85 customers. Deliveries were more than 4% higher than the previous record of 688 set in 2016. The 2017 total comprises: 558 single aisle A320 Family (of which 181 were A320neo – an increase of 166% over 2016); 67 A330s; 78 A350 XWBs (up by nearly 60% from 2016) and 15 A380s. Furthermore, to cap this resounding annual production achievement, Airbus achieved 1,109 net orders from 44 customers. At the end of 2017 Airbus’ overall backlog stood at 7,265 aircraft valued at US$1.059 trillion at list prices.
Tuesday, January 16th 2018 - 09:19 UTC
Global tourist arrivals up 7% in 2017, strongest result in seven years forecasted to continue in 2018

International tourist arrivals grew by a remarkable 7% in 2017 to reach a total of 1,322 million, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. This strong momentum is expected to continue in 2018 at a rate of 4%-5%.

Fifteen years of success for Airbus; backlog of 7.265 aircraft at the end of 2017