Airbus A350: The Gap Between Ambition and Reality

This is a multi-year miss of compounding proportions. In late 2023, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury told AirInsight the A350 would reach 10 per month in 2026, up from 6, with 9 targeted by the end of 2025. Neither happened. The actual 2025 average was roughly 5 aircraft per month against an original target of 9, producing around 55–57 aircraft versus a plan of 108.

The following chart tracks Airbus

twin-aisle deliveries through 3/25/26. A few items to note: the pandemic’s impact on twins was massive. Airbus has not recovered from it. Next, the A350 program is Airbus’s most important twin-aisle program. Currently, we are tracking 56-60 deliveries this year, which is, in a word, awful. Acceleration is crucial, provided the supply chain can support it.