Airbus commercial aircraft deliveries disappoint again in May
Airbus commercial aircraft deliveries fell again in May, with a total of 51 jets sent to its customers.
That is two fewer aircraft than in May 2024 and five fewer than in April of this year. In the first five months of the year, 243 aircraft were delivered, a 5% drop compared to the same period last year.
Only the A220 family has seen growth in deliveries, with 29 jets so far, an increase of 38%. In absolute numbers, the A320neo family had 19 fewer jets delivered.
Widebodies also showed negative growth, of 10% (A330) and 6% (A350).
The model that is dragging the figures down the most is the A320neo. Once Airbus’ best-selling commercial jet, the aircraft had only 11 units delivered in May, almost all to Chinese airlines.
In five months, there were 63 jets, 32 fewer (-34%) than in 2024. The A321neo, on the other hand, has advanced with 120 aircraft so far, seven more than in 2024.
The poor result puts more pressure on the European planemaker, which recently confirmed its 2025 guidance predicting deliveries of 880 commercial aircraft.
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury stated that the first half of the year would be bad, but that there would be a recovery in the second half of the year.
Orders for 17 aircraft identified
The May report did not include any new aircraft orders, but Airbus identified 17 orders that previously appeared without the customers being revealed.
Two A220-100s were added to Papua New Guinea’s Air Niugini, while China’s Bocom Leasing increased its A320neo order from 41 to 42 aircraft and China’s Chengdu Airlines increased its total to 12.
British Airways revealed six new A350-1000 orders, adding to the 18 widebodies already delivered, while IAG Group’s Iberia now has 29 A350-900 orders, up from 23 previously.
Finally, KLM added another A320neo last month as it is delivering a global order from Air France-KLM.
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