PARIS (Reuters) -Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said the number of completed airframes still waiting for delayed engine deliveries had risen to 60 and that the delays now involved Pratt & Whitney on top
Airbus Faces Engine Delays for 60 Jets, Including Pratt & Whitney Models
Airbus Engine Delivery Challenges
PARIS (Reuters) -Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said the number of completed airframes still waiting for delayed engine deliveries had risen to 60 and that the delays now involved Pratt & Whitney on top of earlier problems with rival CFM.
Delivery Targets for 2025
Speaking in a half-yearly media briefing, however, Faury defended the company's target of raising deliveries by 7% to 820 jets for 2025 as a whole, which he said was supported by an agreement with the engine makers to secure enough deliveries.
Expansion Plans in China
He also said Airbus was progressing towards the planned opening of a second assembly line in China at end-2025 and, on defence, pledged to stay onboard a Franco-German-Spanish fighter project despite tensions with partner Dassault Aviation.
Commitment to Defense Projects
(Reporting by Tim Hepher, Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten and Ros Russell)
