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A week into the last month of the year, and here’s our score. But, first, some context. Airbus has FALs across the globe, and first flights and deliveries occur at various times of the day. Boeing’s busiest FAL is Renton, and activities there run later in the day than for Airbus. Meanwhile, COMAC and Embraer are, shall we say, reticent in providing the necessary data. Consequently, the score changes frequently. We updated the chart below three times while working on this story.
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Notes:
- Airbus is clearly accelerating into the year-end. First flights have risen, indicating that engine shortages have improved. In terms of deliveries, Airbus hit 75 for two consecutive months. That’s an excellent achievement.
- Boeing had a softer November in terms of first flights. The past three months were consistent. In terms of deliveries, the spikiness reflects deliveries from inventory (MAX 8), and as inventory shrinks, first flights and deliveries will be paced by the FAA’s MAX limit.
- Embraer makes it hard to track a first flight by MSN. More importantly, deliveries are trackable, and we currently estimate 54 deliveries.
- COMAC has had a challenging year. First flights have been slow, and deliveries ran in parallel. Currently, we estimate 30 deliveries. It seems COMAC had a delivery rush in late November and early December, moving airframes that were sitting around since 2024.
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