Airbus Maintains 2027 Delivery Target

Airbus maintained its full-year forecast of delivering around 870 aircraft despite reporting mixed third-quarter earnings and a slight drop in revenue. The planemaker is betting on a strong year-end delivery surge to meet its ambitious annual targets.

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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Airbus is pictured at the Airbus facility in Montoir-de-Bretagne near Saint-Nazaire, France, March 4, 2022.

AIRBUS SE maintained its full-year delivery target of 870 aircraft on Wednesday despite reporting third-quarter revenue that missed analyst estimates. The European planemaker faces a record fourth-quarter delivery hurdle to achieve its highest annual tally ever. Investors are scrutinizing whether supply-chain bottlenecks will force a late-year target cut.