Airbus delivered 547 commercial aircraft between January and the end of September 2026, compared with 507 in the same period last year. Deliveries comprised 68 A220s, 428 A320 Family aircraft, 13 A330s and 38 A350s, the company announced on 28 October.

Gross commercial aircraft orders reached 1,174, with net orders totalling 1,105 after cancellations. This represents an increase of 115% compared with the 514 net orders recorded in the first nine months of 2025. Airbus’s commercial aircraft order backlog stood at 9,310 at the end of September.

Airbus Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury said the results reflected increasing production across the company’s civil and military businesses, supported by strong demand throughout its portfolio. He stressed that Airbus remained focused on deliveries and quality amid a complex geopolitical and operating environment.

Group revenue rose 7% year on year to €50.6 billion. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes, or EBIT Adjusted, increased 8% to €4.495 billion, while net income grew 36% to €3.587 billion.

Revenue from commercial aircraft activities increased 8% to €36.7 billion, mainly driven by higher deliveries and growth in services. The weaker US dollar partially offset these gains.

Airbus confirmed its production ramp-up plans across all its commercial aircraft families. For the A320 Family, it aims to reach a monthly production rate of between 70 and 75 aircraft by the end of 2027, stabilising at 75 thereafter. The A220 target remains 13 aircraft per month in 2028. In the widebody segment, Airbus plans to reach 12 A350s per month in 2028 and five A330s per month in 2029.

Airbus Helicopters delivered 226 helicopters during the period, compared with 218 a year earlier. Revenue remained broadly unchanged at €5.6 billion, while EBIT Adjusted declined 10% to €445 million due to a less favourable delivery mix.

Airbus Defence and Space increased revenue by 5% to €9.3 billion, while EBIT Adjusted rose 60% to €672 million. Net order intake grew 70% to approximately €11.5 billion.

Despite growth over the nine-month period, third-quarter revenue and EBIT Adjusted declined compared with the same period in 2025. Revenue fell 2% to €17.469 billion, while EBIT Adjusted decreased 9% to €1.768 billion. Airbus cited lower commercial aircraft deliveries and a less favourable delivery mix among the reasons for the decline.

Free cash flow before customer financing was negative €1.268 billion in the first nine months. The outflow was mainly driven by changes in working capital, including an inventory build-up linked to deliveries being concentrated towards the end of the year and the planned production ramp-up.

For the full year, Airbus continues to target around 870 commercial aircraft deliveries, approximately €7.5 billion in EBIT Adjusted and around €4.5 billion in free cash flow before customer financing. Reaching the delivery target would require approximately 323 further aircraft deliveries in the fourth quarter.

The guidance excludes the effects of mergers and acquisitions but includes currently applicable tariffs. It assumes no additional disruptions to global trade or the world economy, air traffic, the supply chain, or the company’s operations and ability to deliver products and services.