Airbus announces 200 orders in Dec-2010, tops Boeing in orders and deliveries race

Airbus closed 2010 with 644 gross and 574 net aircraft orders in 2010 and delivered a record 510 aircraft over the year. The company finished the year with 203 orders and 41 deliveries in Dec-2010, allowing it to pip Boeing in the annual orders race. Boeing finished the year with 530 net orders and 462 deliveries.