In October, Airbus completed the delivery of 74 commercial aircraft to a total of 45 customers, four fewer aircraft than in the same month of 2025. With these figures, the year-to-date total stands at 621 aircraft, which represents a year-on-year increase of 4%, according to data released by the company.
In the new sales segment, the aerospace group closed contracts for 1,376 aircraft during the first ten months of the fiscal year, more than double the 777 orders formalized in the same period of the previous year.
The manufacturer maintains unchanged its forecasts for the full year, which are based on the delivery of 870 commercial aircraft and on a scenario in which no “new disruptions” occur in international trade, the economic situation, the evolution of air traffic, or in the supply chain. To meet this target, Airbus still needs to deliver around 249 aircraft before the end of the fiscal year.
In the months prior, the company was conditioned by quality issues in the tail section of the A330neo model, which led to a complete absence of deliveries of this aircraft in June and July. Only in August did it manage to ship a unit, intended for the Taiwanese airline Starlux Airlines.
Likewise, over the past year, the group has had to deal with technical problems in the aircraft of the A320 family, its most in-demand range, as well as suffering limitations in engine supply from Pratt & Whitney.
With regard to the current pace of production, the company has recently reiterated that A220 manufacturing continues to move forward, while it retains the aim of reaching a monthly rate of 13 units in 2028.
Regarding the A320 family, the industrial plan envisages reaching a rate of between 70 and 75 aircraft per month by the end of 2027, to stabilize thereafter at 75 monthly deliveries. Airbus also maintains its goal of achieving a cadence of five aircraft for the A330 program in 2029 and 12 for the A350 in 2028.