Safran has announced plans to build a new landing gear facility in Morocco, valued at over $332 million, to support Airbus A320 production. The facility will be located near Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport and is scheduled for operation in 2029.
ITA Airways has unveiled a special Airbus A320 livery to mark the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The aircraft will operate across ITA Airways' short- and medium-haul network, featuring artwork by Italian illustrator Emiliano Ponzi.
China's Spring Airlines and Juneyao Airlines have announced plans to acquire over $8 billion worth of Airbus A320-family aircraft, with deliveries expected between 2028 and 2032. The deals come amid renewed efforts by Airbus to expand its footprint in China, following several years of uneven order activity.
Airbus is poised to surpass its revised delivery goal for 2025, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter. The company delivered 793 aircraft last year, exceeding its target of around 790.
Airbus has slashed its 2025 delivery target from 820 to 790 aircraft due to a critical supplier quality issue affecting A320 Family fuselage panels. With 657 aircraft delivered through November, the European manufacturer must achieve 133 deliveries in December—an ambitious goal that would require near-record monthly performance.
Airbus delivered 793 commercial aircraft to 91 customers in 2025, exceeding revised guidance after a late-year disruption. The A320 family led production with 607 deliveries, while the A220 program posted strongest growth.
Airbus has reduced its 2025 delivery target from 825 to 790 aircraft due to a fuselage panel thickness defect affecting its A320 Family. The supplier quality issue, originating from Sofitec Aero manufacturing processes, requires inspections on 628 aircraft—including 168 already in service and over 240 in assembly.
Most of the world's A320 aircraft have returned to service following urgent software fixes ordered by European aviation regulators. The EASA Emergency Airworthiness Directive, issued November 28, required operators to replace or update flight-control computers vulnerable to solar flare-induced data corruption.
Airbus has nearly completed precautionary software updates across its A320 family fleet following the discovery of a solar radiation vulnerability in flight-control systems. As of December 1, 2025, fewer than 100 aircraft remain to be modified out of approximately 6,000 potentially affected jets.