The issue stems from metal fuselage panels from an unidentified supplier, prompting broad precautionary checks.An Airbus passenger plane in a hangar at the Airbus plant in Saint-Martin-du-Touch, southern France, on July 1, 2014. Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images12/3/2025|Updated: 12/3/2025Airbus said on Dec. 3 that it has lowered its 2025 commercial aircraft delivery goal after identifying a supplier quality flaw affecting fuselage panels used on its top-selling A320-family jets.The company said in a statement that it now expects to hand over around 790 aircraft in 2025, down from its previous figure of about 820 deliveries announced on Oct. 29.Evgenia FilimianovaAuthorEvgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of international stories, with a particular interest in foreign policy, economy, and UK politics.Author’s Selected Articles
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