Airbus has announced significant challenges regarding engine supply that adversely affects their production and delivery targets for the A320 family of jets. The company has suffered from a major shortage of engines provided by Pratt & Whitney, which has led to difficulties in meeting the high demand for this best-selling aircraft. Monthly production of A320 jets is now expected to increase to 70-75 by the end of 2027, although the more ambitious goals set in previous forecasts are no longer attainable. As a result, the company's delivery outlook has been adjusted, aiming to hand over 870 jets in 2026, a figure up from 793 in 2025, according to a statement released on February 19, 2026. Airbus's CEO Guillaume Faury highlighted that Pratt & Whitney's failure to deliver the ordered engines is negatively affecting 2026's guidance, ultimately forcing the company to adjust its production plans multiple times in recent years. In earlier assessments, engine shortages became a critical bottleneck for the manufacturer in 2025, leading to the construction of glider planes—aircraft without engines—to ensure that production lines continued to operate. Despite an eventual resolution to engine supply issues by the end of 2025, subsequent challenges, including the discovery of faulty fuselage panels, forced further adjustments to delivery targets in December of that year. This situation contributed to a drop in deliveries that marked January 2026 as one of the weakest starts for Airbus in any year since 2020. Simultaneously, rival Boeing has managed to recover from previous challenges, delivering their highest number of planes since 2018. While Airbus’s adjusted earnings before interest and taxes published for the fourth quarter peaked at €2.98 billion, exceeding analysts' expectations, the overall outlook remains troubled due to persistent supply chain issues.