From the Airbus side of things, FWIW : https://www.aviationbusinessnews.com/in-depth/city-insider-window-of-opportunity-for-oems-to-secure-place-in-a321neo-supply-chain-is-closing/ -- City Insider: Window of opportunity for OEM’s to secure place in A321neo supply chain is closing
... Boeing delivered 30 jets in December, including 18 737s, while Airbus delivered 123 aircraft, including 92 A320s. Due to an order by the FAA, Boeing is currently capped at 38 737 Maxs per month. Boeing expects FAA approval to move beyond the rate of 38 per month by the second half of 2025 but is expecting to be near that capped rate for the remainder of 2025, which falls short of the pre-crash/pre-pandemic rate of 52 737s per month in 2018. Meanwhile, Airbus is planning to increase its A320 family production to 75 per month by 2027. The company delivered 50 A320s per month in 2024, compared to 48 and 43 in 2023 and 2022. Airbus is no longer releasing their monthly production rate, instead opting to announce future target rates. Right now, the estimated A321neo production rate per month is 52. ...
Looking outside-in, not sure how to take the "no longer releasing their monthly production rate" statement, as it sounds like the classic case of "counting your eggs before they're hatched." Or am I out to lunch?
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