The aircraft manufacturer Airbus has released its list of deliveries for October 2026, showing a continued lead over Boeing in deliveries. The data reveals the Airbus delivered 6.2% more aircraft in the first ten months of 2026 compared to 2025, but needs to increase its rate of delivery in order to meet its annual delivery target of 870. The Airbus A320neo family remain the manufacturers most popular jets, despite supply chain issues limiting their rate of production.
How Well is Airbus Doing?
Airbus’ latest data reveals that the manufacturer delivered 621 aircraft between January and October 2026, 36 more than over the same period in 2025.
At the end of September, Airbus had delivered 547 aircraft so far in 2026, 72 more than leading rival Boeing.
The European manufacturer’s commercial backlog, which is often used as a measure of a manufacturer’s short-term popularity with airlines, had also grown to 9,310 aircraft, 7% higher than at the same stage of 2025.
On the other hand, Airbus only delivered 74 aircraft in October 2026, four fewer than in October 2025.
This makes October the third consecutive month in which Airbus has failed to match its rate of production from last year.
Airbus will need to exceed its delivery rate from November and December 2025, if the manufacturer is going to meet its ambitious target of 870 aircraft deliveries in 2026.
Which Aircraft Are Being Delivered?
The majority of Airbus’ deliveries in October were for orders placed on its A320neo family.
The Airbus A321neo received 39 deliveries in October alone, and has accounted for almost half of Airbus’ total number of deliveries in 2026 so far.
15 deliveries were made for Airbus A320neo orders, with Air China also receiving an Airbus A319neo.
Outside of the A320neo family, the Airbus A220-300 was the manufacturer’s most popular jet, with nine aircraft being delivered, including three to the low cost U.S. airline, JetBlue Airways Corporation.
560 out of the 621 aircraft delivered by Airbus in the first ten months of 2026 were part of its single-aisle aircraft range.
The Problems Facing Airbus
The relative popularity of the A320neo range has left Airbus vulnerable to the supply chain issues which have limited the manufacture of these jets.
Delays in Airbus’ orders from the manufacturer’s gearbox supplier Pratt & Whitney has slowed production at Airbus’ Final Assembly Line in Mobile, Alabama.
Airbus’ CEO, Guillaume Faury believes that these delays have not significantly impacted demand for Airbus’ jets however.
He said Oct. 28, 2026 that there had been:
“no cancellations or requests for postponements. We are still monitoring what it means for moving forward.”
Achieving the delivery target of 870 would require Airbus to break its own record of 863 aircraft deliveries from 2019, the manufacturer delivered 793 aircraft in 2025.
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