European planemaker Airbus has exceeded its delivery targets for 2025, according to a Bloomberg report. Airbus delivered 793 aircraft in 2025, exceeding its revised delivery target of 790 aircraft. The company will release its commercial data on Jan. 12, after markets close.
A good year for Airbus despite obstacles
It has been a rollercoaster year in terms of aircraft deliveries, with the competition between Airbus and Boeing further intensifying. Airbus is set to release its commercial data on Jan. 12, as it is rumoured to have exceeded its delivery targets.
Airbus recorded its strongest performance of the year in September 2025 with over 73 commercial airliners delivered to customers worldwide. In October, the European aircraft manufacturer broke Boeing’s decades-old record as its A320 family of aircraft became the highest delivered aircraft in history, surpassing Boeing’s 737 jets. Airbus had begun the year with optimism, aiming for 920 deliveries. However, towards the end of the year, it had lowered its goal to 790 deliveries, primarily due to the issues with its A320 family of jets. The company had to recall multiple A320 jets owing to a fuselage issue.
According to official data, Airbus had delivered 657 jets as of November 2025 to 87 customers. On Dec. 19, 2025 the planemaker completed a milestone, delivering ten jets in a day in its race to meet delivery targets for the year. The A321 aircraft came from the company’s three factories: one from Toulouse (France), five from Hamburg-Finkenwerder (Germany), and four from Tianjin (China). Overall, Airbus seems to be on its way to meet its delivery goals and is ramping up production in 2026.
Boeing trails behind
In comparison to Airbus, Boeing is trailing behind the European company. However, Boeing’s performance has still exceeded market expectations. By November 30, 2025, Boeing had completed 537 deliveries. Boeing’s performance is buoyed by its popular 737 family of jets as well as its 777X jets.
Overall, it has been a tough year for Boeing with ongoing investigations into its safety measures, affecting aircraft orders and deliveries. Following the fatal crash of the Air India Dreamliner in June and the investigation into its production quality issues, the US-based planemaker has faced increased scrutiny. The FAA last year issued a civil penalty fine totalling $3,139million on Boeing, reporting ‘hundreds of quality system violations. ‘ The company also had a muted presence at the Paris Air Show, one of the biggest events in commercial aviation, last year. Altogether, this impacted Boeing’s performance negatively during the year.
However, Boeing managed to recover later in the year as its aircraft deliveries picked up after being permitted to produce 42 aircraft a month from its previous limit of 38. The development came after a positive review of its safety measures by the FAA, following investigations into the Alaska Airlines incident of January 2024, where an in-flight mid-exit door (MED) plug blew out mid-air on the airline’s Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft. The FAA approved the production increase after conducting an extensive investigation and seeing an improvement in Boeing’s production measures.
With this boost, the company’s performance improved. Its deliveries by the end of 2025 are expected to be over 595, as per reports. Exact numbers are yet to be known.
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