Airbus, Boeing and other OEMs accelerated handovers late in 2025, pushing global aircraft deliveries to a seven‑year high as manufacturers race to meet year‑end targets. Persistent supply‑chain bottlenecks and labour disputes, however, keep output below pre‑pandemic levels and limit the pace of any near‑term ramp.
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Global deliveries reached a seven‑year high as OEMs rush to hit 2025 targets, but short‑term handovers mask underlying inventory and completion issues — see Airbus holding about 60 completed A320neo "gliders" awaiting engines (https://hype.aero/?story=44c8a31e-66f3-48f6-8893-48c48547e3a4).
Supply‑chain shortages remain the principal limiter: engine and avionics constraints have prompted production cuts and certification delays across programmes, including COMAC's reduced C919 output (https://hype.aero/?story=58daaeeb-ef61-45ef-a96a-2627828b160c) and GE CF34 shortages hitting Embraer's E175 line (https://hype.aero/?story=b833eff8-87a7-4b84-8171-dc8553c775d7).
Labour unrest adds measurable delivery risk into 2026 as manufacturers draw down stored jets; recent strikes and worker mobilisation at Airbus, Boeing and GE could slow production and complicate the expected post‑2025 ramp (https://hype.aero/?story=29d28e36-c820-48f0-a83e-0b89630bf7fe).
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