Toulouse : Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said on September 9 that the planemaker remains on pace to deliver about 820 commercial aircraft in 2025, even as engine production delays continue to limit its capabilities.

Faury said the European company is "on track" with aircraft production and has been making "gliders," or finished planes without engines, as it awaits engine deliveries from manufacturers CFM International and Pratt and Whitney.

"All our attention will be on engine deliveries from both CFM as well as Pratt and Whitney, but they're telling us that they will be able to deliver what we need. So, we remain positive for the back end of the year," Faury said.

Airbus delivered 61 planes in August, bringing its total for the year to 434. US rival Boeing announced it delivered 57 planes in August and 385 so far in 2025, continuing to trail Airbus in that metric. Boeing has not issued delivery guidance for the year.

Aircraft manufacturers have faced engine production delays for years. RTX, which owns Pratt and Whitney, in 2023 said engine manufacturing de-fects would affect hundreds of engines through 2027. Faury attributed the engine delivery delays to quality issues and worker strikes.

"However, I think basically they have the capabilities to produce the volumes that are expected, so I hope they will be back on track and then delivering on their commitments," he said.