Airbus delivered 57 commercial aircraft in August, a slowdown from July that leaves the manufacturer facing another heavily backloaded end to the year if it is to reach its 2026 target of around 870 deliveries.
The August total comprised 10 A220-300s, one A319neo, 16 A320neos, 26 A321neos, one A330-900 and three A350-1000s. The aircraft went to 31 customers.
Single-aisle aircraft accounted for 53 of the 57 deliveries, led by the A321neo with 26 aircraft. Only four widebodies were handed over during the month.
Airbus has now delivered 475 aircraft in the first eight months of 2026, compared with 434 at the same point last year, an increase of about 9%. The company delivered 793 aircraft in all of 2025.
August nevertheless slowed the recent pace. Airbus delivered 67 aircraft in July and 61 in August 2025.
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The company maintained its guidance for around 870 commercial aircraft deliveries when it reported first-half results in July. With 475 handed over through August, Airbus needs another 395 aircraft during the final four months, equivalent to an average of almost 99 per month.
Airbus routinely concentrates a large portion of deliveries toward the end of the year, but reaching the 2026 target will require a substantial acceleration from the current rate. The company averaged just under 59.4 deliveries per month between January and August.
A330 deliveries resume
August also brought the first A330 delivery since May. Starlux Airlines received the only A330-900 handed over during the month.
Airbus temporarily slowed A330neo deliveries after a tool was discovered inside the horizontal tail plane of an aircraft during a pre-delivery inspection. The finding led the manufacturer to inspect aircraft in production, with no A330s delivered in June or July. Airbus said the issue had been resolved and deliveries resumed in August.
Widebody activity during the month was otherwise limited to three A350-1000s. Qatar Airways, Starlux Airlines and Philippine Airlines each received one aircraft. No A350-900 was delivered in August.
Among single-aisle customers, IndiGo received five aircraft during the month, while Delta Air Lines and Wizz Air received four each. Breeze Airways and Volaris received three apiece.
The cumulative figures show how strongly Airbus remains dependent on its narrowbody programs for volume. Of the 475 aircraft delivered through August, 429 were single-aisle jets: 59 A220s and 370 A320-family aircraft. The remaining 46 comprised 11 A330s and 35 A350s.
Chinese airlines lead August orders
Airbus also recorded 67 gross orders in August, a sharp reduction from the 204 booked in July. Unlike the delivery activity, the month's identified orders were heavily concentrated among Chinese airlines.
Shenzhen Airlines ordered 40 A321neos on August 11, while Air China placed an order for 15 A350-900s on August 14. Together, the two Chinese carriers accounted for 55 of the 67 aircraft ordered during the month.
Two unidentified customers accounted for the remainder. One ordered four A220-100s on August 26, while another placed an order for eight A350F freighters on August 31.
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The A220-100 transaction is notable for involving the smaller and considerably less popular member of the A220 family, whose sales have been dominated by the larger A220-300.
Airbus ended August with 1,157 gross orders booked during 2026. After 66 cancellations, the manufacturer's net total stood at 1,091 aircraft.
The order intake has therefore already surpassed Airbus' full-year 2025 gross total of 1,000 aircraft, with four months still remaining. Airbus finished last year with a record backlog of 8,754 commercial aircraft.
