The European aerospace group now targets a narrowbody output rate of between 70 and 75 jets a month by the end of next year, stabilising at 75 a month beyond 2027. It had previously predicted a monthly rate of 75 in 2027, up from around 60 now. Airbus has been at odds with suppliers including Pratt & Whitney over delays for months, and the two companies have said they have yet to conclude a deal on volumes for either 2026 or 2027. Usually such agreements are set some 18 months ahead.

In unusually public criticism of a major supplier issued together with its full-year results, Airbus said that Pratt & Whitney’s “failure to commit to the number of engines ordered by Airbus is negatively impacting this year’s guidance and the ramp-up trajectory”.

–Reuters–