Airbus confirms November deliveries dip after industrial glitch
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Airbus has to deliver a near-record 133 planes in December to meet a newly revised 2025 goal of 790.
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PARIS - Airbus delivered 72 planes in November to reach 657 so far in 2025, the European planemaker said on Dec 5.
The figure, underscoring a weak November cited by Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury after an industrial glitch, means the world’s largest planemaker has to deliver a near-record 133 planes in December to meet a newly revised 2025 goal of 790.
November’s tally was down from 78 in the previous month and 84 in November 2024, confirming a Reuters report this week.
The lower delivery data caps a challenging week in which the company said it faced a quality issue with metal fuselage panels a surprise recall to fix a computer bug
On Dec 3, the planemaker cut its full-year commercial delivery target by 4 per cent to “around 790” jets, down from around 820, but maintained its financial goals.
Airbus has previously said it considers “around” to mean a 20-aircraft margin of error.
Airbus also said on Dec 5 that it had booked 75 new orders in November, bringing the total in 2025 to 797, or a net 700 after cancellations.
Even after the fuselage problem linked to a Spanish supplier, Airbus deliveries remain ahead of rival Boeing as the US planemaker recovers from its own prolonged crisis, though Airbus is lagging behind on new orders.
For January to October, the latest period for which data is available, Boeing reported a net 782 orders after cancellations. REUTERS
