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Airbus Softens Output Target in Dispute with Pratt & Whitney over Engine Deliveries
Airbus cuts A320neo output to 70–75 jets monthly by 2027 due to engine shortages and supplier issues, adjusting 2026 delivery and profit forecasts amid ongoing supply tensions.
- Plans to deliver around 870 jets in 2026, as Airbus said unreliable engine supplies from Pratt & Whitney are holding back A320 family production.
- Airbus officials say Pratt & Whitney reconsidered proposals and failed to secure a supply agreement, forcing changes to plans. Guillaume Faury acknowledged Pratt faces a queue for inspections from a production problem in 2025, constraining engine output.
- Airbus now targets A320neo monthly rates between 70 and 75 jets by the end of next year, slowing from around 60 now, while January deliveries sank to the weakest since 2020 and A220 production aims for 13 per month in 2028.
- Guillaume Faury said Airbus is `very dissatisfied` and will `enforce our contractual rights`, with shares falling 6 percent, leading to a legal process.
- Last week CFM, alternative engine supplier, said it will not boost deliveries to Airbus, while Reuters reported this month that Spanish supplier fuselage panel flaws lowered the late-December delivery target to about 790 units.
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The European aircraft manufacturer would like to produce a lot more aircraft, but there is a lack of engines. Group CEO Guillaume Faury is now making public pressure on Pratt & Whitney.
·Munich, Germany
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After a long period of restraint, Airbus attacks its most important supplier sharply. It is about engines, billions and above all a test of power.
·Düsseldorf, Germany
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Airbus is taking a confrontational stance against engine supplier Pratt & Whitney. CEO Guillaume Faury blames the company for the production slowdown and is threatening legal action. The bottleneck is also impacting the company's outlook.
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