Airbus needs 235 deliveries to reach end-year goal, sources say
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on November 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on November 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Airbus needs 235 more deliveries to meet its 2023 target of 820 airplanes, with 78 jets delivered in October and 30 awaiting engines.
PARIS (Reuters) -Airbus delivered 585 airplanes in the first 10 months of the year, industry sources said, leaving 235 left to deliver to reach a target of around 820 for the full year.
The cumulative deliveries include 78 jets handed over to airlines in October, they added, echoing an earlier Bloomberg report.
Airbus declined to comment ahead of the release of monthly data on Friday.
CEO Guillaume Faury said last week that deliveries would remain "very backloaded", with a dash to the finish line in the last two months of the year as it waits for engine shipments. Airbus has some 30 jets assembled and waiting for engines.
(Reporting by Tim Hepher, Editing by Louise Heavens)
An aircraft delivery refers to the transfer of an aircraft from the manufacturer to the buyer, typically an airline, marking the completion of the purchase process.
A backloaded delivery occurs when a significant portion of deliveries is scheduled towards the end of a specified period, often due to production or supply chain delays.
The CEO of an aviation company oversees the overall operations, sets strategic goals, and ensures the company meets its delivery and financial targets.
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