Airbus is aiming to make 259 commercial aircraft deliveries across November and December 2026 to reach its annual target of around 870 units. On November 6, 2026, Airbus confirmed that it had made 74 aircraft deliveries to 45 customers in October, bringing the year's running total to 621. While delivering its nine-month review on October 28, 2026, Airbus reaffirmed its ambition to deliver around 870 aircraft in 2026.
Split between November and December, Airbus will need to deliver around 124 to 125 aircraft each month. Its highest monthly total this year was 89, in June. In December 2025, the company delivered 136 aircraft; its highest ever monthly total was 138, in December 2019, and across November and December 2019 it delivered 216 aircraft, its highest total over two consecutive months. To match last year's total of 793 commercial aircraft, Airbus would need to deliver 172 more before the end of 2026.
Among the notable deliveries in October 2026 was KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' first Airbus A350, named 'The Night Watch'. Other airlines to have received A350s include Starlux Airlines, ITA Airways, Emirates and Etihad Airways. IndiGo received seven aircraft during the month, while Delta Air Lines added five jets to its fleet and American Airlines and Etihad Airways received four each. In October, Airbus landed 202 commercial aircraft orders: Aviation Capital Group and Avolon both ordered 75 aircraft, comprised of Airbus A320neos and A321neos; Biman Bangladesh Airlines ordered six A321neos and four A350-900s; Atlantic Airways purchased two A320neos; and an undisclosed customer ordered five A321neos.