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Airbus is experiencing ongoing logistical and supply chain challenges due to issues with Spirit AeroSystems, affecting the production of certain aircraft types. These difficulties will notably delay the entry into service of the Airbus A350F until 2027. Despite these setbacks, Airbus maintains a generally positive outlook.
Spirit AeroSystems, responsible for producing aerostructures for various commercial aircraft, including parts of the Airbus A350 XWB, is facing financial struggles. One of its US plants produces central fuselage sections for widebody aircraft. As part of a buy-back deal from Boeing, Spirit aims to offload its European activities to Airbus.
Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus, stated: "Specific supply chain challenges, notably with Spirit AeroSystems, are currently putting pressure on the ramp-up of the A350 and the A220. On the A350, the Company continues to target 12 [per month] in 2028 and is adjusting the entry-into-service of the A350 freighter variant, which is now expected in H2 2027. On the A220, the Company continues to target a monthly production rate of 14 aircraft in 2026."
