Airbus To Deliver 820 Planes In 2025

Airbus has published its full-year 2024 results and provided guidance for its 2025 deliveries alongside production ramp-ups planned.

820 Planes In 2025

Based on 2024’s performance and current supply chain complexities, Airbus is being measured with its delivery target of 2025, aiming for 820 planes to be shipped off.

The planemaker says this figure is based on current conditions across its business. However, like in 2024, it remains subject to change.

Airbus targeted 800 commercial airplane deliveries in 2024, which is 20 less than its figure for 2025. However, months into the year, it became apparent that the manufacturer could not achieve these figures.

Driven by engine shortages and seating for the cabin and much more crucial parts such as fuselage pieces, arriving late, meeting production rates required to ship off the 800 aircraft was a challenge.

Therefore, Airbus revised its 2024 forecast, expecting a delivery of 770 units; a reduction of 30 units would be more achievable. However, ultimately, the manufacturer fell agonisingly close to this figure.

In 2024, Airbus delivered 766 units, four short of its target across the commercial airplanes division. However, this is a rise from the 735 planes delivered in 2023.

Therefore, this year represents the attempted jump of 54 units, which aligns with much of what the planemaker has tried to achieve each calendar year but has ultimately been unsuccessful.

To achieve 820 deliveries, production processes must be considerably smoothened out, which is a challenge.

Production Updates At Airbus

Away from delivery targets, Airbus has also published updates surrounding its production figures moving forward.

The A320 family programme continues to see a highly successful backlog that grows with time. To meet this demand, the planemaker hopes to achieve a production rate of 75 aircraft per month in 2025.

As for the A330 family, production will finally stabilise after a turbulent last few years at a rate of four units. However, there are pressures still across other aircraft families.

Airbus notes that production across its A220 and A350 remain some of its biggest challenges due to complications with Spirit AeroSystems and the acquisition of key fuselage parts.

In 2028, the planemaker hopes to achieve production rates of 12 for the A350 family. Meanwhile, the A220 will see targets remain in place of a production rate reaching 14 aircraft in 2026.

Given the fluidity of production and the associated woes, these figures are subject to change. Still, confidence is key, and the company believes it will do everything it can to achieve its ambitions.

Airbus also confirmed that its upcoming A350 Freighter will be delayed to the second half of 2027, a blow to the new dedicated freighter and customers expecting the type.