Airbus booked no new orders in September and lost three commitments for A220-300s from Macquarie Financial Holdings while delivering 57 aircraft, the manufacturer’s latest figures show.
The A220 cancellations, which reduced Macquarie’s A220 commitment to 37, were the most significant unexpected change to the company’s backlog in September, an Aviation Week analysis found. Turkish LCC Pegasus Airlines switched eight A320neos on order to eight A321neos, while Mexican ULCC Viva Aerobus switched two A320neos to two A321neos.
Airbus booked 300 net orders in the first nine months, including 70 cancellations that reduced its gross-order tally.
September marked an uptick in A220-family deliveries, with five, or two more than it delivered in the previous three months combined. All five were A220-300s. Airbus handed over 18 A220s in the first nine months—three A220-100s and 15 A220-300s.
Once again, a month passed without an A380 delivery. Airbus has not delivered one since Dec. 20, 2019 and has nine in the backlog—eight for Emirates Airline and one for All Nippon Airways.
Airbus delivered 341 aircraft in the first nine months, led by 175 A320neos, 97 A321neos, and 25 A350-900s.
—Data analysis by Brian Bostick
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