European aerospace group got 766 jets to customers despite supply chain issues hampering ambition to reach ‘around 770’

European plane maker Airbus said Thursday it increased aircraft deliveries to 766 as the company still struggles to return to pre-pandemic production levels.Airbus and Boeing chopped production during the Covid crisis that started in 2019,

Airbus’s (OTCPK:EADSY) (OTCPK:EADSF) deliveries of commercial planes rose 4.2% from a year earlier to 766 in 2024, the highest in five years. The delivery total likely affirms that the European aviation company maintained its spot as the world’s biggest maker of jetliners,

The European plane maker delivered fewer aircraft than expected last year as persisting supply-chain hurdles weighed on production.