Even as it sounded a cautionary note about the emergence of the Omicron coronaviruses variant, Airbus retained its title as the world's biggest aeroplane maker for the third year in a row after beating its goal to deliver 600 aircraft in 2021.
Last year, the company delivered 611 revenue-generating aircraft, an increase of 8 per cent over 2020. The A320 family of single-aisle jets is used on short and medium-haul flights where air travel has picked up quicker than long-haul.
Over the past year, the company doubled its gross order intake, which excludes cancellation, to 771 new sales. It got over 500 net orders. The year ended with a large order of aircraft.
In terms of deliveries, the result showed that Boeing was behind. The US company delivered 302 aircraft by the end of November. At the end of November, Boeing had
The strong performance of the company indicated that airlines were confident in the growth of air travel after the Covid-19 epidemic.
He warned that the spread of the Omicron variant had not led to significant disruptions, but that it was closely monitored by Airbus and its suppliers. exit controls have been tightened at the assembly plant in northern China to help prevent the spread of the highly transmissible variant.
Omicron has the potential to make a difference. Faury said that for the moment they don't observe disruptions or risks that would impact us at a later stage.
He said that the A320 family of jets would be increased to 65 a month by the summer of 2023. Some suppliers and engine makers are concerned about the company's more aggressive suggestion for rates.
Faury said the company was in a complex situation with the supply chain, citing challenges including the supply of raw materials, logistics and the availability of staff.
He said that it will be an interesting year, but that they are on track to achieve their ramp-up plans.
The analyst at Agency Partners said that there was enough orders to get to a rate of 65.
The supply chain is fragile this year, but if they can get through the first quarter I think they have customers to deliver 65 aircraft.
Robert Stallard, at Vertical Research Partners, said he expected continued strains on the supply chain in the future as both Boeing and Airbus ramp up their narrow-body rates.
The airlines face an unprecedented crisis.
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