airbus won a greater share of orders in 2003 and 2004. in 2005, airbus achieved 1111 (1055 net) orders, compared to 1029 (net of 1002) for the same year at rival boeing however, boeing won 55% of 2005 orders proportioned by value; and in the following year boeing won more orders by both measures. airbus in 2006 achieved its second best year ever in its entire 35-year history in terms of the number of orders it received, 824, second only to the previous year. airbus plans to increase production of a320 airliners to reach 40 per month by 2012, at a time when boeing is increasing monthly 737 production from 31.5 to 35 per month.