Airbus delivered 60 commercial aircraft in March 2026, 11 fewer than March 2025, as single-aisle output lagged year-ago rates. First-quarter totals reached 114 jets to 46 customers, down 18 units from the prior year.
The March breakdown included eight A220s, 41 A320neo-family jets—with 24 A321neos and 17 A320neos—three A330neos, and eight A350s. Narrowbodies made up 48 units, widebodies 12, underscoring heavy reliance on the A320neo program that drives most production.
Strong demand offset the slowdown: gross orders hit 331 jets, netting a 321-unit backlog gain to 25,908 aircraft, or over 10 years at the 870-jet annual target. The A321neo led with a 206-unit net increase, fueled by carriers like China Eastern and Juneyao Air.
This pace trails 2025’s 793 deliveries, which rose from 766 in 2024 despite an initial 820 target miss. February saw Boeing deliver 51 jets to Airbus’s 35, with Boeing’s 737s outpacing A320neo-family handovers.
Production constraints in A320neo and A321neo lines—down 11 and 10 units quarterly—threaten the 2026 goal, pressuring fleet expansion for airlines amid single-aisle demand surge. The backlog’s narrowbody dominance, with 7,193 A320neos, highlights market priorities over widebodies.