Airbus announced on Friday that it delivered 72 aircraft in November, marking a decrease both month-on-month and year-on-year, bringing its total deliveries for the year to 657. The European aerospace giant has set its annual delivery target at 790 aircraft.
The total number of planes delivered by Airbus in November fell short of the 78 delivered in the previous month and the 84 delivered in November of last year.
This monthly result means the French plane maker will need to achieve a near-record delivery of 133 aircraft in December to reach its recently revised target of around 790 deliveries in 2025.
On Wednesday, the manufacturer lowered its full-year commercial delivery goal by 4%, down from the previous target of around 820 aircraft. Airbus has recently clarified that the term "around" refers to a margin of error of 20 planes.
Despite the reduction in delivery targets, Airbus has maintained its financial objectives.
This drop in deliveries caps off a challenging week for the company, which on Monday reported a quality issue with fuselage panels on certain jets from its best-selling A320 family, following a surprise recall last Friday to address a software incident.
Airbus also reported on Friday that it booked 75 new orders in November, bringing the year's total to 797, or a net figure of 700 after cancellations.
Despite the fuselage issue linked to a Spanish supplier, Airbus deliveries remain ahead of its rival Boeing, as the American manufacturer continues to recover from its own prolonged crisis, although Airbus lags behind in terms of new orders.
From January to October, the latest period for which data is available, competitor Boeing recorded 782 net orders after cancellations.
(Written by Tim Hepher; French version by Coralie Lamarque; edited by Augustin Turpin)
