Airbus Breaks Delivery Record For September

It has not just been a busy month for Airbus, but also a record one, as it continues to recover.

Early data from sources close to the industry suggest that the planemaker was able to deliver 73 aircraft across September, an increase from the previous month and a hopeful, more positive finish to the year.

The 73 deliveries still require firm confirmation from the planemaker itself; this confirmation on the exact figure is expected to arrive on October 8, 2025, when September’s orders and deliveries are revealed.

For much of 2025, the planemaker has struggled with output targets, initially setting an ambitious target of 820 deliveries across the year, which analysts feel will be a challenge and require record perfromance for the remainder of the year.

Missing an annual delivery target would not be unusual; unfortunately, over recent years, Airbus has been forced to revise its yearly targets due to output constraints. However, as of 2025, it has held firm on its 820 target.

The equation is as simple as now requiring record pace with over 300 deliveries in the final quarter, which stretches from October through to December.

For Airbus to achieve this record pace, a peak of production and deliveries would need to occur, and the rates would need to be higher than even pre-pandemic levels.

While analysts and other relevant onlookers believe the 820 figure remains largely out of the question, finishing the year strongly is important as the planemaker builds into the new year and hopefully a more stable one.

Concluding the year strongly, but more importantly, with fewer obstacles in production, and thus deliveries will be crucial, especially with a focus on engine struggles, which have been a driving force for delays in shipping out new planes to airline customers.

Not only do engine complications prevent Airbus from delivering aircraft on time, but they also impact the business’s planned production ramp-ups, which were scheduled to occur but have been hindered by persistent supply chain weaknesses.

Airbus Beats Boeing As Well

Talk of a strong month for Airbus also aligns with reporting that the planemaker reached a significant milestone with its popular A320 program in its chase of a title long held by competitor Boeing.

The report suggested that, based on data from Le Monde, Airbus had surpassed a 58-year-old achievement in making its A320 program the best-selling commercial aircraft through deliveries.

Figures that still need to be confirmed showed the two programs close together at the end of August, with a gap of just under 20 units. Airbus’ strong perfromance across September meant the switch occurred.

Airbus’ ability to achieve such strong perfromance in a shorter period of time has also been aided by the ongoing stability compared to its counterpart, Boeing, and the 737, which has now experienced nearly seven years of turbulence.

While Airbus has encountered its fair share of obstacles in recent times, the manufacturer knows it’s still in a far better position. Although some areas may be perceived as not ideal, its stability has enabled it to stride ahead over the last half-decade and beyond.