Airbus deliveries, orders, backlog & production rates
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- Scope: Airbus SE group financials · commercial aircraft units
- Headquarters: Leiden (reg.) · Toulouse ops
- Segment: Commercial jets · 100–400+ seats
- Financial year end: 31 Dec
- Reporting currency: EUR
- Latest period: H1 2026
- Last updated: 2026-10-13
Latest read
Airbus delivered 547 aircraft in the first nine months of 2026, 8% more than a year earlier, including 72 in September. Reaching ~870 needs 323 in the fourth quarter, about 108 a month, against an average of 61 so far and a best month of 89 in June. The backlog stood at 9,310 aircraft at 30 September. Engines, particularly from Pratt & Whitney, remain the main bottleneck, and A321neo component issues pushed about 20 aircraft from the third quarter into the fourth.
Reported metrics by year
| Year | Deliveries | Gross orders | Net orders | Backlog | Revenue | EBIT adjusted | Margin | Free cash flow | Net cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 793 | 1,000 | 889 | 8,754 | €73.4bn | €7.13bn | 9.7% | €4.57bn | €12.2bn |
| 2024 | 766 | 878 | 826 | 8,658 | €69.2bn | €5.35bn | 7.7% | €4.46bn | €11.8bn |
| 2023 | 735 | 2,319 | 2,094 | 8,598 | €65.4bn | €5.84bn | 8.9% | €4.37bn | €10.7bn |
| 2022 | 661 | 1,078 | 820 | 7,239 | €58.8bn | €5.63bn | 9.6% | €4.68bn | €9.40bn |
| 2021 | 611 | 771 | 507 | 7,082 | €52.1bn | €4.87bn | 9.3% | €3.52bn | €7.64bn |
| 2020 | 566 | 383 | 268 | 7,184 | €49.9bn | €1.71bn | 3.4% | −€6.93bn | €4.31bn |
| 2019 | 863 | 1,131 | 768 | 7,482 | €70.5bn | €6.95bn | 9.9% | €3.51bn | €12.5bn |
| 2018 | 800 | 831 | 747 | 7,577 | €63.7bn | €5.83bn | 9.2% | €2.91bn | €13.3bn |
| H1 2026 | 351 | 886 | 821 | 9,222 | €33.2bn | €2.73bn | 8.2% | −€1.17bn | €8.40bn |
Monthly deliveries
- 2026: Jan 19, Feb 35, Mar 60, Apr 67, May 81, Jun 89, Jul 67, Aug 57, Sep 72 (total 547)
- 2025: Jan 25, Feb 40, Mar 71, Apr 56, May 51, Jun 63, Jul 67, Aug 61, Sep 73, Oct 78, Nov 72, Dec 136 (total 793)
Guidance versus actual
| Year | Metric | Guided | Actual | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | Deliveries | 880–890 | 863 | Revised to ~860 in October 2019 |
| FY2020 | Deliveries | ~880 | 566 | Guidance withdrawn in March 2020 (COVID-19) |
| FY2021 | Deliveries | ~600 | 611 | Met and exceeded |
| FY2022 | Deliveries | ~720 | 661 | Cut to ~700 in July; dropped entirely in December 2022 |
| FY2023 | Deliveries | ~720 | 735 | Exceeded |
| FY2024 | Deliveries | ~800 | 766 | Cut to ~770 in June 2024 |
| FY2024 | EBIT adjusted | €6.5–7.0bn | €5.354bn | Cut to ~€5.5bn in June 2024 after space-business charges |
| FY2024 | FCF before customer financing | ~€4.0bn | €4.463bn | |
| FY2025 | Deliveries | ~820 | 793 | Cut to ~790 in December 2025 after an A320 fuselage-panel quality issue |
| FY2025 | EBIT adjusted | ~€7.0bn | €7.128bn | |
| FY2025 | FCF before customer financing | ~€4.5bn | €4.574bn | |
| FY2026 | Deliveries | ~870 | — | 547 delivered to end-September; 323 needed in Q4, about 108 a month |
| FY2026 | EBIT adjusted | ~€7.5bn | — | H1: €2.727bn |
| FY2026 | FCF before customer financing | ~€4.5bn | — | H1: −€1.166bn |
Programmes and production rates
| Programme | Backlog | 2025 deliveries | H1 2026 deliveries | Target rate | Engines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A220 | 568 | 93 | 44 | 13 a month by 2028 | Pratt & Whitney PW1500G (GTF) |
| A320 family | 7,571 | 607 | 271 | 75 a month by 2027 (70–75 by end-2027) | CFM LEAP-1A or P&W PW1100G (GTF) |
| A330 | 333 | 36 | 10 | 5 a month by 2029 | Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 (A330neo) |
| A350 | 890 | 57 | 26 | 12 a month by 2028 | Rolls-Royce Trent XWB |
2026 delivery arithmetic
| Measure | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Delivered, Jan–Sep 2026 | 547 | Reported |
| Same period 2025 | 507 | Reported |
| Remaining to reach ~870 | 323 | Calculated |
| Needed per month, Oct–Dec | ~108 | Calculated |
| Best month so far in 2026 | 89 (June) | Reported |
| Oct–Dec 2025 deliveries | 286 | Reported; incl. 136 in December |
H1 2026 versus H1 2025
| Measure | H1 2026 | H1 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial deliveries | 351 | 306 | +15% |
| Gross orders | 886 | 494 | +79% |
| Net orders | 821 | 402 | +104% |
| Revenue | €33.2bn | €29.6bn | +12% |
| EBIT adjusted | €2,727m | €2,204m | +24% |
| Commercial Aircraft EBIT adjusted | €1,987m | €1,714m | +16% |
| FCF before customer financing | −€1,166m | −€1,610m | Improved |
| Self-financed R&D | €1,464m | €1,406m | +4% |
Deliveries by programme
| Programme | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | H1 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A220 | 48 | 50 | 68 | 75 | 93 | 44 |
| A320 family | 642 | 483 | 571 | 602 | 607 | 271 |
| A330 | 53 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 10 |
| A350 | 112 | 55 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 26 |
| A380 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 863 | 611 | 735 | 766 | 793 | 351 |
Programme milestones
| Programme | Status | Next milestone |
|---|---|---|
| A320 family | Ramping towards rate 70–75 | Rate 75 stabilised after end-2027 |
| A321XLR | In service since November 2024 (Iberia) | Delivery ramp alongside A321neo |
| A220 | Loss-making ramp-up | Rate 13 by 2028 |
| A350 | Rate increase under way | Rate 12 in 2028; A350F freighter entry into service |
| A330neo | Low-rate production; deliveries paused June–July 2026 for tail inspections | Rate 5 in 2029 |
Output has still not returned to 2019
Airbus delivered 863 aircraft in 2019. Six years later it delivered 793, and its best year since the pandemic is still 8% below the pre-crisis record. Demand is not the reason: the backlog grew from 7,482 aircraft at the end of 2019 to 8,754 at the end of 2025, and net orders have exceeded deliveries every year since 2022.
At the 2025 delivery rate the backlog represents about 11 years of production, up from under 9 years in 2019. Customers ordering an A320neo today are buying delivery slots well into the 2030s, which is why lessors and airlines with early slots hold a strategic advantage.
The delivery year keeps getting more back-loaded
December 2025 alone delivered 136 aircraft, 17% of the year. In 2026, 547 aircraft were handed over by the end of September; reaching ~870 needs 323 more in the fourth quarter, 37 more than Airbus delivered in Q4 2025. Airbus has guided to targets it then cut in 2022, 2024 and 2025, so the last-quarter push is where the credibility of the 2026 target will be decided.
The pattern matters for airlines as well: late deliveries arrive after the summer peak, pushing capacity growth into the following year.
Profit recovery is ahead of output recovery
EBIT adjusted of €7.1bn in 2025 exceeded the 2019 level of €6.9bn even though commercial deliveries were lower; the group figure also includes Defence and Space and Helicopters. The margin reached 9.7%, the highest in the period. The weak point is cash timing: free cash flow is negative in the first half of each year as Airbus builds inventory for the second-half delivery peak, and net cash fell from €12.2bn at the end of 2025 to €8.4bn at 30 June 2026.
Outlook
2026 guidance at 29 July 2026: Around 870 commercial aircraft deliveries, EBIT adjusted of around €7.5bn and free cash flow before customer financing of around €4.5bn.
- Engines: Airbus says Pratt & Whitney supply is insufficient and finished airframes may wait for engines.
- Q4 deliveries: reaching ~870 needs about 108 a month from October to December, above any month so far in 2026.
- 9M results on 28 October: whether ~870 is reaffirmed, softened or replaced with a range.
- Rate 75: the A320 family target for 2027 depends on engine and aerostructure suppliers keeping pace.
- Cash: first-half inventory build must unwind through year-end deliveries to reach ~€4.5bn of free cash flow.
Airline customers on this site
- Wizz Air — All-Airbus A320/A321 fleet; GTF engine inspections have grounded part of it
- easyJet — All-Airbus A320-family fleet
- airBaltic — Single-type A220-300 fleet
- Iberia — Launch operator of the A321XLR
- Jet2 — Moving to the A321neo
- Lufthansa Group — A320neo family and A350 operator
- Emirates — Largest A380 operator; A350 customer
- AirAsia — One of the largest A320neo-family customers
Peers
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Sources
- Airbus FY2025 results
- Airbus FY2024 results
- Airbus FY2023 results
- Airbus FY2021 results
- Airbus FY2019 results
- Airbus orders and deliveries
- Airbus September 2026 orders and deliveries (Aviation24.be)
- Airbus: Avolon orders 35 A330-900 and 75 A320neo Family aircraft
- Airbus 2025 commercial deliveries release
- Airbus no longer maintains 2022 delivery target
- CNBC on the 2025 delivery-target cut
- Monthly delivery tracker, 2025–2026