Aircraft Manufacturer Airbus Delivers 316 Commercial Aircraft, Secures 1,044 Orders During H1 2023

Europe-headquartered global aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, released its Half-Year (H1) 2023 results showing progress across its business units.

“During the first half of 2023 we progressed well across our businesses in an operational environment that remains complex. Our commercial aircraft are in strong demand, as demonstrated by more than 800 orders announced at the Paris Air Show. This demand is driven both by growth and fleet replacement as airlines invest in more fuel efficient fleets,” said Guillaume Faury, Airbus Chief Executive Officer. “Based on this H1 performance, we maintain our 2023 guidance.”

Highlights:

On Orders and Deliveries

Gross commercial aircraft orders totalled 1,080 (H1 2022: 442 aircraft) with net orders of 1,044 aircraft after cancellations (H1 2022: 259 aircraft)Order backlog amounted to a record 7,967 commercial aircraft at the end of June 2023Airbus Helicopters registered 131 net orders (H1 2022: 163 units) which were well spread across programmes and included 19 H160s316 commercial aircraft were delivered (H1 2022: 297 aircraft)25 A220s256 A320 Family14 A330s21 A350sHelicopters’ deliveries increased to 145 units (H1 2022: 115 units), mainly driven by the Light helicopter segmentThree A400M military airlifters were delivered in H1 2023

On Production –Narrowbody

A220 programme is continuing towards a monthly production rate of 14 aircraft in the middle of the decadeA320 Family programme is progressing well towards the previously announced rate of 75 aircraft per month in 2026A321XLR’s flight test programme is progressing towards the expected entry-into-service in Q2 2024The recent inauguration of a new A321 capable final assembly line in Toulouse is the latest concrete milestone in the development of Airbus’ global industrial system

On Production –Widebody

Continues to target rate 4 for the A330 in 2024Continues to target rate 9 for the A350 at the end of 2025

2023 Outlook

720 commercial aircraft deliveries

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