Airbus confirms 793 deliveries in 2025, just above adjusted target
Airbus previously targeted "around" 820 deliveries, revising that goal to "around" 790 in December 2025.
Airbus has confirmed that in 2025, it handed over 793 aircraft, a 4% improvement year-on-year (YoY), with the planemaker battling supply chain issues and a software issue discovered late during the year that had prevented Airbus from reaching its original delivery target of “around” 820 aircraft.
On January 12, 2026, Airbus said that it finished the year with 793 deliveries, an increase of 4% YoY, with the planemaker booking 1,000 gross orders during the year. It ended 2025 with a backlog of 8,754, adding that its book-to-bill ratio was “healthy.”
“In a continued complex and dynamic operating environment, deliveries in 2025 maintained an upward trajectory. The year witnessed several landmark deliveries and welcomed new operators of the A220, the A321XLR, the A330neo, and the A350-1000 across all regions.”
To reach the revised annual target of “around” 790 aircraft, Airbus had quite a busy month in December, handing over 136 aircraft to airlines: one A220-100 (to a private customer), 16 A220-300, two A319neo, 30 A320neo, 65 A321neo, including a handful of A321XLRs, eight A330-900, nine A350-900, and four A350-1000s.
In December 2024, Airbus delivered 123 aircraft, concluding 2024 with 766 deliveries.
However, some aircraft were booked as delivered in December 2025, yet were only handed over several days into January. For example, STARLUX Airlines’ first A350-1000, registered as B-58551, took off for Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) on January 5, while IndiGo’s first A321XLR departed Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) on January 6.
Airbus orders and deliveries filing showed that it had delivered two aircraft, one A320neo and one A321neo, to IndiGo on December 31, 2025. The A320neo, registered as VT-IOL, left Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) on January 2.
The European planemaker lowered its yearly delivery guidance on December 3, 2025, detailing that a recent “supplier quality issue on fuselage panels impacting its A320 Family delivery flow” forced the company to adjust the year-end guidance to “around” 790 aircraft.
During the year, Airbus also faced issues related to engine deliveries for newly built aircraft. It had warned on multiple occasions that its delivery profile would be backloaded, namely that more jets would be handed over to customers during the second half of 2025.
Rytis Beresnevicius
In terms of orders, Airbus added 203 gross orders to its backlog in December 2025, including seven deals with undisclosed customers. During the month, airlines ordered or confirmed orders for nine A220-300, 46 A320neo, 106 A321neo, two A330MRTT, four A330-900, 31 A350-900, and five A350-1000.
Air Europa affirmed its Dubai Airshow 2025 order for up to 40 A350-900 aircraft, with 20 firm orders for the type, for example, while Ethiopian Airlines’ purchase of six A350-900s, also signed during the event, was officially added to the planemaker’s backlog.
Airbus’ total gross and net orders in 2025 were 1,000 and 889, respectively.
Rytis Beresnevicius
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