Airbus deliveries fell to 127 jets in Q1, sources say

Airbus deliveries fell by 11% on an industrial basis to 127 jets in the first quarter, underscoring the pressure on global supply chains and paving the way for a 12-week sprint to steady the trajectory by mid-year, industry sources said. Deliveries were down 11% from 142 physical deliveries in the same period last year, or down 9% compared with an adjusted year-ago total of 140. Airbus last year clawed back two deliveries to reflect Western sanctions on Russia. Airbus delivered 11 wide-body jets including 5 A350s in the first quarter of 2023, 10 small A220 jets and 106 of its best-selling A320neo-family aircraft, the sources said. Airbus declined comment ahead of a release due on April 11, when rival Boeing is also scheduled to report deliveries. After starting the year with a one-third drop in deliveries in January, Airbus reduced the cumulative year-on-year deficit to 11% in March from 16% the month before. But hopes of achieving deliveries in the high 130s in the first quarter were hit by continuing industrial and supply chain problems that have most recently spread to premium wide-body cabins, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The quarterly drop was led by the long-haul A350, down to 5 aircraft from an unadjusted total of 16 a year earlier.<br/>