Airbus delivered 71 aircraft in October
In a monthly bulletin, Airbus confirmed that it had delivered 71 aircraft in October, 18% more than in the same month last year, bringing the total for the first 10 months to 559 aircraft.
The European manufacturer needs to deliver 161 ayovions in the last two months of the year to reach its delivery target for the full year, a slightly lower figure than that recorded in the last months of last year, company data showed Tuesday.
In the final two months of 2022, Airbus delivered 166 jets.
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Orders so far this year have reached 1,399 aircraft or a net total of 1,334 units after cancellations, Airbus said.
Agency Partners analyst Sash Tusa wrote in a note that the company was not expected to change its full-year delivery target of 720 aircraft despite pressure on supplies of Pratt & Whitney engines.
Airbus last year lowered and eventually abandoned its delivery goal due to supply constraints.
On Monday, leasing company Air Lease questioned whether Airbus or Boeing would meet their delivery goals – in the case of Airbus, because of concerns that scarce engines would get diverted to help airlines keep existing planes flying.
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