Airbus set to report uptick in deliveries for May

Airbus maintained a brisk pace of jet deliveries in May, handing over more jets to customers than in the previous month, according to people familiar with the matter. The planemaker is likely to report about 50 handovers for the month, after making 45 deliveries in April, the people said, asking not to be identified before the figures are finalized. Airbus is due to publish monthly order-and-delivery statistics early next week. At that level, May’s performance would take Airbus to roughly 220 deliveries so far in 2021, ahead of the 160 tallied at the same time last year -- an indication of why the Toulouse, France-based company is optimistic about an eventual recovery in demand. Airbus announced last week that it has told suppliers to prepare for a production ramp-for its best-selling A320-series jets to 64 per month by Q2 2023. An Airbus spokesman declined to comment ahead of publication of the official figures.<br/>