Aerospace News – Late October 2024
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Commercial aircraft deliveries are down 7.5% in the first nine months of 2024 compared with the same period in 2023, according to ADS, the trade association for the UK’s aerospace, defence, security and space sectors.
Year-to-date orders similarly reflect a slowed picture at 982, down 55% on the record aircraft orders placed in the first nine months of 2023. A sharp increase in orders during the month of September has partially improved the comparative year-to-date 2024 orders to 2023.
This increase in orders has also contributed to a record aircraft order backlog of 15,867, which is 8% higher than at the same point last year, and worth roughly £241bn for the UK over 12 years of work.
