April 9 (Reuters) – Airbus delivered 71 jets in March, the planemaker confirmed on Wednesday, bringing first-quarter deliveries to 136, down from 142 a year earlier.
The world’s largest planemaker also booked 280 orders for a net total of 204 after adjusting for cancellations.
Airbus has warned that first-quarter deliveries would be constrained mainly by a shortage of engines from biggest supplier CFM, jointly owned by GE Aerospace and Safran, which brought forward some supplies to the previous quarter to help Airbus to meet 2024 targets.
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