Airbus smashes 2025 delivery target with 136 aircraft handed over in December
January 12, 2026
Airbus has confirmed the rumours that it had a very productive final month of the year. But while analysts estimated the manufacturer’s delivery total at somewhere between 778 and 784 aircraft, Airbus has knocked it out of the park with a final total of 793 jets delivered.
This means Airbus delivered a staggering 136 aircraft in December alone. That’s almost 1`7% of its annual output handed over in one month.
While end of year pushes are not uncommon in aerospace manufacturing, this is an exceptionally high number, almost equal to the Airbus record of 138 deliveries, achieved back in 2019.
This means Airbus has met its target of ‘around’ 790 aircraft, revised downwards from 820 at the start of the year due to supply chain constraints.
Airbus deliveries: What was delivered in December
Airbus doesn’t split out its December delivery data, but comparing the annual total with what we know from November pulls out the full details.
In December, Airbus handed over 114 single aisle aircraft and 22 widebodies.
| Aircraft type | Deliveries |
|---|---|
| A220-100 | 1 |
| A220-300 | 16 |
| A319neo | 2 |
| A320neo | 30 |
| A321neo | 65 |
| A330-200 | 1 |
| A330-800 | 0 |
| A330-900 | 8 |
| A350-900 | 9 |
| A350-1000 | 4 |
| Total | 136 |
The majority of the single aisle aircraft were A321neos, accounting for 65 aircraft deliveries, alongside 30 of the smaller A320neos. A pair of rare A319neos were handed over to Tibet Airlines, bringing its fleet of the type to 11 aircraft.
The A220 saw 17 handovers, 16 of the A220-300. Three went to JetBlue and ITA Airways, while Air France, Qantas and Air Niugini took a pair each. A single A220-100 was delivered to a private customer.
On the widebody side, the 22 jets were split between eight A330-900s, nine A350-900s and four A350-1000s. A single A330-200 was delivered to the Royal Saudi Air Force.
The airlines taking the most Airbus deliveries in December
For Airbus to hand over 136 aircraft, it needed airlines ready to take delivery. And it seems there were plenty of airlines ready and waiting, with 72 different customers involved in the December push.
The airline taking the most Airbus deliveries in the final month of the year was IndiGo, which received an incredible 14 aircraft in December. This included five A320neos, eight A321neos and its first A321XLR.
Also taking significant numbers of aircraft were Wizz Air with seven, Air China with six and VietJet with five. They all took A321neos.
In the twin aisle segment, Emirates took delivery of three new Airbus A350-900s in December, bringing its fleet up to 16. Turkish Airlines also took delivery of three, including TH-LHH, its 500th aircraft, which received a special livery in celebration.
Turkish Airlines didn’t just celebrate its 500th aircraft. They celebrated their people.
— Yash J. (@TheReal_YRJ) January 9, 2026
Every employee’s photo is on the A350-900. 👏
Way to go, @TurkishAirlines!
Photos: @HavaSosyalMedya pic.twitter.com/RCHYf1hG0R
The only other recipient of multiple widebodies was ITA Airways, taking two A330neos. It now has 14 of the type, and only one A330ceo left in operation.
The 2025 picture for Airbus deliveries
At the start of 2025, Airbus guided 820 deliveries for the year. But in early December, the planemaker withdrew this guidance after a fuselage panel defect in some newly built A320neo family aircraft came to light.
Even the new target of ‘around’ 790 aircraft seemed a world away at the start of December. While delivering 130+ aircraft isn’t unprecedented, it’s a push Airbus hasn’t come close to until before the pandemic.
| Aircraft family | Deliveries |
|---|---|
| A220 family | 93 |
| A320 family | 607 |
| A330 family | 36 |
| A350 family | 57 |
| Total | 793 |
In 2019, Airbus delivered 138 aircraft – its highest total in history. But that was before the pandemic, and the years since haven’t seen anything like that level of activity. 2022 saw a slight recovery from pandemic lows to 90 aircraft, then around 110 in 2023 and 120 in 2024.
Hitting pre-crisis delivery levels is a significant achievement for Airbus, coming despite a prolonged supply-chain crunch that curtailed its planned A320neo-family production ramp-up. The manufacturer is maintaining its target to get the A320neo line to 75 aircraft per month by 2027.
