Airbus holds about 60 A320neo 'gliders' as engine shortages persist; Faury keeps 820‑jet 2025 target

Airbus is holding about 60 completed A320neo-family airframes as Pratt & Whitney and CFM engine deliveries lag. CEO Guillaume Faury said supply has "slightly improved" but warned the group still needs many engines by the end of November to hit its 820‑aircraft 2025 delivery target.

Discovered 2025-09-09T07:17:20.108600-07:00 | 2025-09-09T07:17:20.108600-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Approximately 60 A320neo-family airframes are complete but undeliverable while Pratt & Whitney and CFM catch up, directly constraining Airbus handovers and stressing the delivery schedule; the company still targets ~820 deliveries in 2025 and needs many engines by end‑November. See Airbus delivery pace through July and the 820 target: https://hype.aero/?story=5fb508da-3245-400b-b675-0a843c5e14bb
  • The engine bottleneck coincides with capacity expansion plans — including a second A320neo final assembly line in Mobile — meaning rising airframe output without matching powerplant supply can create inventory build‑up and execution risk: https://hype.aero/?story=e24a8ed6-938c-411b-978d-8996a111214d
  • The issue underlines broader, persistent post‑pandemic supply‑chain strains across the industry, reinforcing why timely supplier performance and engine maker delivery cadence remain critical to manufacturers' delivery targets: https://hype.aero/?story=0c3d224c-6d7f-4a9d-934b-b0639cee6cc5

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2025-09-09T07:17:20.108600-07:00
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2025-09-15T21:58:44.438187-07:00
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