More orders, strong backlog and another record year for Airbus deliveries A total of 1,492 commercial aircraft net orders were placed during the year 2010, a much higher number compared to the previous year when only 587 aircraft were ordered. The year showed an increase in orders for each market group as narrowbody, widebody, regional jet and turboprop aircraft orders each recorded numbers of 927, 212, 232 and 121 respectively. The year 2010 was also a strong year for aircraft deliveries, and particularly for Airbus which again ended the year with a record total. The order backlog by year-end was also greater than the year before with an increase of 4%. Net orders Airbus emerged as the leader in the 2010 order battle with 566 net orders for the year, closely followed by Boeing with 533. The record high of net orders during a year occurred in 2007 when it stood at 3,277. In the regional market, Comac took in 102 orders for its ARJ21, Embraer totalled 86, ATR 79 and Bombardier 55.