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Investing.com -- Airbus remains "cautiously hopeful" about meeting its 2025 target of 820 aircraft deliveries despite ongoing supply chain issues that have resulted in nearly 40 completed airframes sitting at its factories waiting for engines, according to Christian Scherer, CEO of the company’s core planemaking business.
While Scherer noted that overall supply chains have "improved significantly," the company continues to face bottlenecks in specific areas. These include delays in receiving CFM engines for single-aisle aircraft and cabin interior components for wide-body jets, with lavatories now added to the list of delayed items.
"We haven’t changed our guidance. I caution you not to extrapolate too much from monthly numbers," Scherer told reporters, addressing recent monthly declines in deliveries compared to last year’s figures.
The executive explained that CFM engine output is gradually increasing, though currently behind schedule. "The reason we have not changed our outlook for the year is because we believe that between now and the end of the year we will get the engines," he said.
Scherer described the situation as "a gradual increase - a little behind the curve at the moment...but we are cautiously hopeful that it can be done."
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