Aircraft
Airbus Counts A220s To Meet 2018 Delivery Target of 800 Aircraft
Airbus encounters production and commercial "issues" with A320neo, A330ceo and neo, and A380
The A220-300 prepares for landing at France’s Toulouse-Blagnac Airport on its first arrival at Airbus headquarters. (Photo: Airbus)
The A220-300 prepares for landing at France’s Toulouse-Blagnac Airport on its first arrival at Airbus headquarters. (Photo: Airbus)

Airbus has admitted that meeting its target of delivering 800 aircraft this year will pose a “greater stretch” even after it adjusted the total to include 18 A220s, the former Bombardier C Series program of which the European OEM took control in July. Speaking during the company’s nine-month earnings call with investment analysts on Wednesday, CFO Harald Wilhelm said the European airplane maker's own output shortfall of about 20 aircraft results from production issues with the A320neo and the A330neo programs. He also mentioned “certain commercial challenges” involving the A330ceo and the A380 programs, suggesting the revised delivery target could see a further downgrade.