Exciting News At Airbus

After a turbulent last couple of months, Airbus is racing against time to reach its delivery target of 770 aircraft in the 2024 calendar year.

Now, the planemaker is slated to report its November deliveries, which reached 80 units and represented a substantial rise over previous months, when struggles were felt across aircraft programmes.

The delivery of 80 aircraft also comes at the perfect time for Airbus to build momentum and resolve existing supply chain difficulties, ensuring that 2025 is a more stable year for the planemaker.

However, it must at least be mentioned that the end of the year is typically among the busiest periods for aircraft deliveries at plane makers such as Airbus, which delivered over 100 aircraft last December.

Thanks to 80 planes being shipped off, Airbus has now reportedly reached 640 deliveries in 2024, which is still significantly shy of its end-of-year target.

When Airbus published its forecast at the end of 2023, it hoped to reach 800 aircraft deliveries in 2024. These 800 deliveries represented a jump of around 80 units from the 720 figure targeted for 2023.

The European manufacturer hoped supply chains would stabilise and smoothness would be brought to the business, allowing for an increase in output rates.

While the 800 target was considered ambitious, there was optimism that it would be reached as the year went on. However, it was all but smooth, and quickly, Airbus knew this target would be out of reach.

Following this realization, Airbus adjusted its yearly expectations and shot for 770 deliveries, a reduction of 30 units, which it felt was a more modest total within reach.

With 640 deliveries for the year, Airbus still has quite a long way to go before reaching its end-of-year targets. However, they’ll be encouraged, considering that in December 2023, they could ship off closer to 110 aircraft.

The month will be remembered for its many positives. The November figure is one of the best in the last six years and can be viewed as something to build upon.

Supply chains, engine issues, part shortages, cabin issues, and so much more have plagued planemakers’ attempts to build aircraft on time and ship them to customers. As such, output numbers haven’t been where most have wanted them to be.

2025 will be another clean slate for Airbus, as it works towards having a more stable and successful year and leaping even further ahead of its competitor Boeing in output as its counterpart struggles significantly.