Airlines ordering popular single-aisle jets used on short-haul routes face a two-year wait for delivery as supply constraints persist, according to Airbus, the world’s largest aircraft-maker.
Christian Scherer, chief commercial officer at the European aerospace group, said demand from airlines for the company’s A320 family of jets was so strong that “by and large” delivery slots for larger orders were now around 2024-25.
“I wish I had more aeroplanes to sell. There is a supply constraint for the most desirable assets out there . . . on the single-aisle, this points towards the A320 and A321 and now also the A220,” he told the Financial Times.