Is Boeing more popular than Airbus?

Yes, the Boeing 737 is the most popular aircraft on the planet, with 1 million 737 taking off and landing every day.

AnswerIt depends on how you define "popular". In terms of largest number of sales of all time then the above answer is correct. However, if you mean "most popular now", then Airbus is the more popular, as shown conclusively by the following sales figures.

|2011 orders: Boeing - 428, Airbus - 1231 (almost 3 times more than Boeing)

|2010 orders: Boeing - 530, Airbus - 574

|2009 orders: Boeing - 142, Airbus - 271

|2008 orders: Boeing - 662, Airbus - 777

Airbus clearly has more sales so at the moment, Airbus is more popular than Boeing, rather than the other way around.