“We believe we can achieve it,” stated a senior company executive in a press statement when asked about this target.
The executive noted that there has been an improvement in the functioning of suppliers, which may help accelerate the pace of deliveries.
In September, the pace increased with 73 aircraft delivered to clients, totaling 507 in the first nine months of the year, still quite distant from the target of 820.
Delays accumulated, especially in the first part of the year, as engines took longer than expected to arrive at Airbus assembly plants.
These delays led to a backlog of aircraft that were assembled at Airbus facilities but awaiting their engines. The number reached 60 but has since decreased.
In 2024, Airbus delivered 766 commercial aircraft, which means it failed to meet its target of 770, which had to be revised downward midway through the year due to the bottlenecks faced by many of its suppliers.
The European aerospace manufacturer is engaged in a process of increasing production rates, particularly in its flagship single-aisle A320 family, with an investment policy aimed at enabling 75 aircraft per month to come off its assembly lines by 2027.
Simultaneously, the integration of assets from the supplier Spirit, with which it remained after a division with its American competitor Boeing, is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of this year.
