{"id":23958,"date":"2026-02-19T08:21:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/airbus-softens-output-goal-in-supply-dispute-with-pratt-whitney\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:34:42","slug":"airbus-softens-output-goal-in-supply-dispute-with-pratt-whitney","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/airbus-softens-output-goal-in-supply-dispute-with-pratt-whitney\/","title":{"rendered":"Airbus softens output goal in supply dispute with Pratt &#038; Whitney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The world&#8217;s largest planemaker said it was facing &#8220;significant shortages&#8221; of engines from the RTX engine subsidiary, which faces competition for scarce parts after being hit by a backlog of inspections following a production problem.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span class=\"x_elementtoproof\">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 &amp; 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span class=\"x_elementtoproof\">In unusually public criticism of a major supplier issued together with its full-year results, Airbus said that Pratt &amp; Whitney\u2019s &#8220;failure to commit to the number of engines ordered by Airbus is negatively impacting this year\u2019s guidance and the ramp-up trajectory&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span class=\"x_elementtoproof\">&#8211;Reuters&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14382,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[44],"class_list":["post-23958","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-finance","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Airbus has softened its main jet production target on Thursday, blaming engine maker Pratt & Whitney for failing to strike a crucial supply agreement, in the latest sign of tension between planemakers and their main suppliers over shortages","published_date":"2026-02-19 00:00:00","news_description":"Airbus has softened its main jet production target on Thursday, blaming engine maker Pratt & Whitney for failing to strike a crucial supply agreement, in the latest sign of tension between planemakers and their main suppliers over shortages","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/23958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/23958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26778,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/23958\/revisions\/26778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=23958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}