Mideast carriers receive 12 planes in Feb, Mar

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ORDER BOOK: 12 aircraft were delivered to Middle East customers in February and March from Boeing and Airbus. (Getty Images)

Middle East airlines received a total of 12 aircraft from Boeing and Airbus during February and March, latest figures show.

Globally, the two aircraft makers delivered a total of 237 aircraft in the first quarter of 2009, just one less than in the corresponding period last year. Boeing just leads Airbus 121 deliveries to 116.

A total of 42 aircraft were delivered by Airbus in February followed by 40 in March. This included just 12 wide-body aircraft and no A380s.

Etihad (1), Middle East Airlines (3), Royal Jordanian (2), Air Arabia (1) and Wataniya (1) were among the regional customers.

A total of 36 aircraft were delivered by Boeing in February followed by 50 in March with Qatar Airways (3) and Emirates (1) making up the Middle East recipients.

Emirates is still on track to take delivery of 17 new aircraft this year and has a forward order of 150 new planes to be delivered over the next few years until 2016.

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