Dhaka, April 13 -- Airbus SE delivered 136 commercial aircraft in the first quarter, edging out Boeing Co. after ramping up deliveries in March.

March deliveries totaled 71 jets, Airbus said Wednesday in a statement, to customers including China Eastern Airlines and United Airlines Holdings Inc. That's up from 63 in the year-ago period and more than the total of 65 the planemaker shipped in the first two months of the year.

The late burst gave Airbus the delivery lead for the first quarter of 2025, after trailing its US rival in January and February. The European planemaker has out-produced Boeing for years, but the US company has made strides in improving output while Airbus has struggled with supplier shortfalls.

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