Boeing leads Airbus by 101 orders through Nov.

Published 8:05 am Thursday, December 2, 2010

The Boeing Co. has a lead over Airbus by more than 100 net orders through the end of November.

Boeing lists 489 net orders on its orders Web site through the end of November. Airbus lists 388 orders on its Web site through November.

Boeing added an order for five more 737s in the last week. The jet maker attributed the five 737s to an unidentified customer or customers.

Airbus, however, has the lead in jet deliveries in 2010. The European jet maker has delivered 461 aircraft through the end of November. Boeing has handed over 420 aircraft this year.

Boeing delivered just 34 aircraft in November, while Airbus handed over 44 jets to customers in the month.