Global – Airbus reported a 4% year-on-year increase in aircraft deliveries for 2025, highlighting the sustained global demand for its single-aisle and widebody aircraft families. The company’s latest figures underscore continued momentum in commercial aviation recovery and expansion, with implications for future pilot hiring and simulator training capacity.

• Airbus delivered 793 aircraft to 91 customers in 2025, up from 766 in 2024 and 735 in 2023.

• The year closed with a record commercial order backlog of 8,754 aircraft, including a widebody backlog high of 1,124.

• Gross orders totaled 1,000 across 57 customers (889 net), including:

  • 49 A220s

  • 656 A320s

  • 100 A330neos

  • 193 A350s

  • 2 A330 MRTTs (Multi Role Tanker Transports)

• Significant deliveries included:

  • A220 Family: 93 in 2025, up from 75 in 2024 and 68 in 2023 (almost 8 per month)

  • A320 Family: 607 in 2025, up slightly from 602 in 2024 and 571 in 2023 (almost 51 per month)

  • A330 Family: 36 in 2025, compared to 32 in both 2024 and 2023 (3 per month)

  • A350 Family: 57 in 2025, equal to 2024, but slightly down from 64 in 2023 (almost 5 per month)

• 2025 saw key first deliveries and new operator entries for the A220, A321XLR, A330neo, and A350-1000.

Source: Airbus
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