Airbus Delivers 77 Aircraft In July

Airbus reported its July orders and deliveries, which led to a strong month primarily thanks to the 2024 Farnborough Airshow; however, other positives were also present.

The European plane maker delivered 77 jets in July, 12 more than in the same month of the 2023 calendar year and its best month of 2024.

Thanks to delivering 77 aircraft, Airbus has now reached more than 400 across its commercial airplanes division, which represents an increase of 5% year over year.

Despite some struggles across supply chains and delays in delivering key aircraft to customers, Airbus is working through the backlog and enjoying solid numbers.

For the remaining months of the calendar year, which are typically some of the stronger-performing months, Airbus expects to aim to hit 770 deliveries for the full year.

A target of 770, however, represents a revision of 30 units that occurred in recent months. Initially, Airbus targeted 800 total deliveries, representing a rise of 80 per cent yearly.

However, plans to hit this target were initially deemed increasingly ambitious. As the year progressed, Airbus understood that reaching this target would not likely be possible and was forced to revise the goal.

Even with the revision, incredibly successful months, such as what was enjoyed in July, are important stepping stones to try and build for future months to make hitting its goal of 770 easier.

Unsurprisingly, July’s most successful aircraft type was the A321neo, with 32 total deliveries, followed by the A320neo, with 24.

The A321neo has become one of the more favourable single-aisle types in the market today, and Airbus’ enhancements have made it a true game changer with the upcoming A321XLR.

Airbus remains on track to increase production across certain aircraft programmes. These moves have been difficult because of supply chain pressures but are important for the company’s future.

Furthermore, in the short to medium term, the planemaker will need to continue communicating closely with airline customers, who have felt several repercussions from the delays in delivery of next-gen aircraft.