Boeing breaks sales record for third year in a row, with 1,413 orders for 2007

Boeing crossed the 1,000-order mark for the third consecutive year in a row, beating its 2007 commercial aircraft sales record with 80 customers placing orders for 1,413 aircraft. This figure is net of net of cancellations.

Boeing had posted 1,005 orders in 2005 and 1,044 in 2006.

For 2007, Boeing set sales records for the 787 Dreamliner and the 737 even as the 747, 777 and 767 programmes crossed milestones.

With 2007 sales taken into count, Boeing's order backlog now stands at more than 3,400.

The 737 programme set a third consecutive annual record with net orders for 846, breaking previous totals of 729 net orders in 2006 and 569 net orders in 2005. The 737 passed the 7,000 total order mark last year.

As part of the continuous upgrades that the 737 aircraft has undergone, Boeing delivered the first 737-700ER to ANA and the first 737-900ER to Lion Air last year.