Daily first-flight and delivery data show engine supply improving, easing a key bottleneck that constrained handovers earlier in 2025. Combined with steady production trends at Airbus and Boeing, these indicators suggest deliveries are on track for a recovery through the remainder of 2025.
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Improved engine shipments are removing a primary constraint on narrowbody handovers; CFM reported a 38% jump in LEAP turbofan deliveries in Q2, a concrete sign engine flow is recovering (helping accelerate aircraft handovers).
OEM production trends point to higher 2025 deliveries, but capacity limits and supplier shortfalls still matter — the FAA is keeping the 737 MAX output cap under review while supply-chain fixes are evaluated.
A return to smoother handovers affects airline fleet plans, lessor delivery schedules and aftermarket demand; earlier delivery milestones for Airbus narrowbodies show the market-wide implications of resumed flows.
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