Airbus aims for 259 aircraft deliveries before year end to reach annual target

Airbus is aiming to make 259 commercial aircraft deliveries across November and December 2026, in order for the European manufacturer to reach its annual target of ‘around 870’ units.

On November 6, 2026, Airbus confirmed that, during the previous month, it had made 74 aircraft deliveries to 45 customers, bringing the year’s running total to 621.

While delivering its nine-month review on October 28, 2026, Airbus reaffirmed its ambition to deliver around 870 aircraft in 2026.

Split between November and December 2026, Airbus will need to deliver around 124/125 aircraft each month. Its highest monthly total this year was 89, in June.

Deliveries so far in 2026

MonthAircraft deliveredRunning totalJanuary1919February3554March60114April67181May81262June89351July67418August57475September72547October74621Total (Jan–Oct)621621

In December 2025, the company delivered 136 aircraft, 58 higher than the previous best month that year.

Airbus’s highest ever monthly total was in December 2019, when it delivered 138 aircraft.

Across November and December 2019, the planemaker delivered 216 aircraft, its highest delivery total over two consecutive months.

To match last year’s total of 793 commercial aircraft, Airbus would need to deliver 172 more before the end of 2026.

KLM’s first Airbus A350

KLM

Among the notable deliveries in October 2026, was KLM Royal Dutch Airlines’ first Airbus A350, aptly named ‘The Night Watch’ after the unofficial name for Rembrandt’s masterpiece, ‘Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq’.

Other airlines to have received A350s include Starlux Airlines (x2), ITA Airways, Emirates, and Etihad Airways.

IndiGo received seven aircraft during the month, while Delta Air Lines added five jets to its fleet. American Airlines received four, as did Etihad Airways.

Airbus October 2026 orders

In October 2026, Airbus landed 202 commercial aircraft orders, including one from an undisclosed customer.

Aviation Capital Group and Avolon both ordered 75 aircraft, comprised of Airbus A320neos and A321neos.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines ordered six A321neos and four A350-900s, while Atlantic Airways purchased two A320neos. The undisclosed customer ordered five A321neos.

Full Airbus deliveries and orders figures.

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