"Slightly" but the objective of Airbus to deliver 700 planes this year will not be achieved, recognizes the European manufacturer in a press release released on Tuesday.
The aircraft manufacturer had however reiterated its ambition at the end of October to reach this round figure.
But, despite the continued ramp-up in production with 68 aircraft delivered in November, the total of 565 over the first eleven months does not make it possible to envisage reaching 700 in four weeks.
Airbus explains that it remained faced with the difficulties of its global chain of suppliers, still weakened by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The group also indicates that, insofar as this "complex environment [will] persist longer than expected", it will also adjust the ramp-up on the production lines of the A320 family (A319, A320 and A321).
It will produce 65 units per month in 2023 but also in 2024, and the target of 75 aircraft per month, planned to meet strong demand from airlines, will be reached “in the middle of the decade”.
Airbus has, however, maintained its financial ambitions for 2022 and is still targeting an adjusted operating profit of 5.5 billion euros.
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