Airbus Confirms A350 Orders & Record Deliveries

Airbus has published its orders and deliveries for September, which include A350 deals made during the month.

For the manufacturer, September represented a slower month for aircraft orders, with 10 gross deals; however, all were for the popular widebody type, the A350.

2 A350-900s were ordered on 8 September 2025; however, the deal was from a private customer, the end destination therefore not being revealed.

Meanwhile, eight days later, on 16 September 2025, an unidentified customer confirmed an order for eight A350-900s.

Unidentified customers, while it can be frustrating at the time of purchase, driven by the lack of knowledge surrounding who placed said order, eventually have their endpoint revealed.

With this quieter month that also saw no order cancellations, Airbus’ net order total for 2025 stands at 514. This follows 610 gross orders, but also 96 cancellations, which have been confirmed through the first nine months of the year.

What About Airbus Deliveries

For Airbus, September represented a strong month with 73 aircraft deliveries to customers, a boost on previous months but still requiring a record pace to reach annual targets.

Across the first nine months of the year, Airbus delivered 507 aircraft, meaning there are 313 deliveries required in the final three months of the year to hit the annual target of 820.

Airbus has not been able to meet its annual delivery target for several years now, continually adjusting the figure and still missing even the revised total. These misses are driven by supply chain pressures that complicate production and output rates.

What has changed from previous years to 2025 is that this year’s Airbus has stuck to its plan. Despite adversity at the beginning of the year, and with many analysts doubting the planemaker’s ability to reach 820, it has not adjusted this figure.

The 73 deliveries to 41 customers in September also represent a record perfromance during the time period, following improvements from engine suppliers, which enabled more complete aircraft to begin test flights and thus deliveries.

September also marked a significant milestone for the A320 program, as its deliveries finally made it the best-selling aircraft program, surpassing Boeing.

Figures released in August showed that the two programs were close, with the gap at just under 20 units. However, he strong perfromance enjoyed by Airbus over September, paired with Boeing’s continued output rate restrictions, meant it was able to move ahead.

While Airbus has encountered its fair share of obstacles in recent times, the manufacturer knows it’s still in a far better position than Boeing, which has allowed it to stride ahead in the last seven years.