Investing.com -- Airbus has revealed its orders and deliveries for April, with 11 orders and 55 deliveries. These figures bring the total deliveries for the year to 191, which is below the historical average.
Typically, Airbus reaches 6.7% of its full-year target of 820 by April, compared to a historical average of 7.3%. The year-to-date figure is also lower than usual, at 23.5% compared to the historical average of 25.5%.
First flights are similarly behind schedule. For April, Airbus achieved 6.7% of its full-year target, lower than the historical average of 7.7%. The year-to-date figure is 27.1%, compared to a historical average of 30.2%.
Airbus had previously warned that the start of the year would be slow due to shortages of engines. At the full-year results, the company reported 17 "gliders" - planes without engines. This number is expected to increase to about 25 by mid-year.
If the 17 engineless planes were to be included in the first four months’ figures, the delivery rate would be 25.4%, just under the historical average. However, the first flights would still be about 1% short of the historical average, at 29.1%.
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