MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) Supply Chain & Manufacturing Challenges Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airbus Airbus A320 Boeing COMAC

Airbus keeps delivery lead as Boeing dominates year‑end orders; COMAC and supply chains strain OEM outputs

Airbus closed 2025 with a delivery lead after a December surge while Boeing captured the bulk of year‑end orders, exposing divergent strengths among OEMs. COMAC failed to ramp and European supply‑chain volatility now threatens Airbus’s plan to reach 75 A320‑family frames per month by 2027.

Discovered 2026-01-14T05:24:23.527890-08:00 | 2026-01-14T05:24:23.527890-08:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

The December delivery surge shifted year‑end totals and underscores how month‑end pushes alter OEM throughput, backlog accounting and aftermarket demand; see the December delivery surge.
Persistent supplier issues and COMAC's slow cadence create real downside risk to planned production rates — including Airbus’s 75 A320/month goal — and are driving OEMs to reshape supply roles; see the near‑record December run needed to hit 2025 targets and moves by airframers to bring suppliers in‑house.

Reported By

Live and Let's Fly Simple Flying CAPA flightplan.forecastinternational.com Leeham News Reuters

Sources Tracked: 9
First Seen: 2026-01-14T05:24:23.527890-08:00
Latest Update: 2026-01-18T10:50:09.867484-08:00
Coverage: Aviation

Sources

Hype groups these reports into one evolving story so you can compare coverage without losing the thread.

2026-01-18T10:50:09.867484-08:00

Boeing Posts Strong Sales Despite Approval Delays; Airbus Loses Ground in Widebodies • Live and Let's Fly

2026-01-16T19:41:58.390628-08:00

Airbus vs Boeing: Market share, production and order battle shaping 2026 • Simple Flying

2026-01-15T16:51:54.121365-08:00

Airbus outsells Boeing in 2025 as global aircraft backlog holds at 12 years • CAPA

2026-01-15T07:25:08.386709-08:00

Airbus Extends Delivery Lead as Boeing Tops Year‑End Orders — December 2025 Commercial Aircraft Orders & Deliveries • flightplan.forecastinternational.com

2026-01-15T00:23:54.484185-08:00

International Aero Engines — Archive of Engine Industry Analysis (COMAC, Rolls‑Royce, Market Coverage) • Leeham News

2026-01-14T21:37:05.768430-08:00

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Reuters • Oliver Taslic

Breakingviews - Engine groups’ heyday can survive planemaker redux

2026-01-14T15:13:04.485567-08:00

Boeing Tops Airbus in 2025 Aircraft Orders for First Time Since 2018, Boosted by U.S. Manufacturing Push • Euronews

2026-01-14T14:30:21.045229-08:00

European Supply-Chain Volatility Threatens Airbus’s 2027 75-A320/Month Production Target • Aviation Week

2026-01-14T05:24:23.527890-08:00

(FR) Airbus, Boeing, Comac... who met their targets? The big 2025 review of aircraft orders and deliveries • usinenouvelle.com

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