US EditionAirbus cuts 2025 delivery target due to A320 fuselage panel issue
Airbus cut 2025 delivery target by 3.7% after finding quality issues in fuselage panels affecting up to 628 A320 jets, including 168 already in service.
- Aircraft maker Airbus has lowered its 2025 delivery target to 790 from 820 due to a fuselage panel quality issue on its A320 Family planes.
- The issue affects up to 628 A320 planes worldwide that may need inspection, but Airbus says the impacted number is being reduced as inspections progress.
- Airbus stated the problem does not impact its previous financial guidance, with adjusted EBIT still expected around €7.0 billion .
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Airbus Hit With Fresh A320 Issue As Inspections Widen
Airbus has discovered another technical problem affecting a “limited number” of metal panels in its A320 passenger jets, the company confirmed Monday. Airbus said the flaw stems from a supplier quality issue and that all potentially affected aircraft are being inspected, though only a small subset will require repairs. Airbus lowered its 2025 commercial aircraft delivery target by 30 units to about 790, citing a supplier quality issue with A320 …
The European aircraft manufacturer has to check hundreds of A320s. Worldwide, up to 628 machines are affected.
After last week's incident, which nailed to the ground 6,000 A320, the European aircraft manufacturer announced this Wednesday, 3 December, that he was going down his deliveries for the current year due to a concern for "fuselage panels". The target was increased from 820 to 790 aircraft to be delivered in 2025.
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