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According to industry estimates, Airbus delivered approximately 51 aircraft in May, marking a 4% decrease from the same month the previous year. Deliveries for the year so far total around 243 aircraft, which is 5% less than during the first five months of 2024, as reported by Reuters.
Airbus is targeting a 7% increase in deliveries for the entire year, aiming to reach a total of 820 aircraft. The world's largest planemaker faces growing criticism from airlines over delivery delays. Both Boeing and Airbus are struggling to meet record demand for new aircraft due to component shortages that hinder output increases.
General Electric (GE) attributes supply chain disruptions affecting jet engine production to issues with more than a dozen suppliers. GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp stated: “The shortages that cause us to be late on deliveries really come from about 15 different suppliers across our supply chain. We have 550 engineers going in to work with those suppliers to identify bottlenecks, identify constraints and really solve those problems.”
