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European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is still behind its target to deliver an average of 90 aircraft a month to meet its ambitious target of 870 deliveries this year. This comes after Airbus delivered just 67 airframes in July. As the manufacturer released its earnings results last week, Airbus remained confident that it should be able to reach the full-year target, while still battling with Pratt & Whitney engine supply chain delays.
So far this year, Airbus has achieved a total of 418 jet deliveries, and July achieved a total of 67 aircraft delivered (the same number as in July 2025). While the aircraft manufacturer has a target of 870 aircraft, Airbus Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury suggested that internally Airbus is pushing for 900 deliveries.
Airbus Deliveries: 67 Aircraft Handed Over In July
In a report by Reuters, Airbus faces ongoing delays with engine parts and accessibility from Pratt & Whitney; Airbus remains steadfast on achieving its ambitious goal of 870 aircraft before the year-end. While just 67 aircraft were delivered in July, the aircraft manufacturer seems adamant that it will achieve its goal before the end of the year.
Airbus faced a subdued Farnborough Airshow, seeing the aircraft manufacturer record just a total of 204 airplane orders last month, which sees the total order book rise to 1,024, or 1,090 when including adjustments. This takes into consideration the 15 A330neo that were canceled by Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia X, and its pivot to order a total of 150 A220s made last month.
Delivery fluctuations and supply-chain constraints have forced a persistent bottleneck at Airbus, delaying airframes for final engine installation and delivery.
Around 200 Airplanes Ordered At Farnborough Airshow
A headline order from SMBC Aviation, an Irish aircraft leasing company, saw a total of 100 A320neo family of aircraft added to the books for Airbus, making up half of all aircraft orders at the UK-based airshow. Other commitments included six additional A350-1000 for Riyadh Air, taking the total order up to 31 for the new Saudi airline startup.
Other deals included an order for two A320neo and two A321neo for Tajikistan carrier Shohin Airlines, and Philippine Airlines plans to acquire six A350-1000 airplanes, which will revolutionize the airline’s long-haul network. Other notable mentions listed below:
Boeing narrowly beat Airbus at Farnborough when it came to overall orders. Boeing secured a total of 173 aircraft at the UK airshow, slightly ahead of Airbus, which secured a total of 154 jets. This saw a combined total of 327 aircraft across both manufacturers, well below the predicted forecast that around 800 airplanes were to be ordered at the show.
Airbus’ ability to maintain a sustainable production ramp-up will be crucial in achieving its 870-aircraft delivery target for the full year.
Airbus’ 67 commercial aircraft deliveries in July were to 39 different customers. Of these 67 planes, 37 were A321neo, 18 A320neo, six A220-300, four A350-900 and two A350-1000. In July, no A330neo deliveries took place. This was a drop of 22 aircraft when compared to the June numbers of 89.
In the final five months of the year, the European aircraft manufacturer needs to deliver a total of 452 handovers, an average of 90 per month, to meet the midpoint of its annual target. Boeing is expected to release its latest delivery data next week, which will provide an up-to-date comparison between the two plane makers.
While Airbus remains behind track to meet its ambitious goal of between 870 and 900 aircraft, it remains committed to increasing delivery output in the final few months of the year, despite being at the mercy of ongoing supply chain delays and engine deliveries, paired with widespread industrial challenges which have limited the flow of some raw materials and hardware, while also working through quality issues with forward fuselage panels from specific suppliers.
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