机身面板质量问题成“拦路虎” 空客下调全年飞机交付目标至约790架

Group 1 - Airbus has lowered its aircraft delivery target for 2025 to approximately 790 units, down by 30 from the original target, due to quality issues with fuselage panels from suppliers affecting the A320 series delivery process [1] - This marks the second consecutive year that Airbus has been forced to reduce its annual delivery targets, having previously lowered the target to about 770 units last year [1] - Despite the delivery target reduction, Airbus has maintained its annual financial targets, expecting an adjusted EBIT of around €7 billion and a free cash flow target of approximately €4.5 billion [1] Group 2 - On November 28, Airbus announced that a significant number of A320 aircraft must be grounded for urgent software upgrades or hardware replacements due to flight control software vulnerabilities to strong solar radiation, affecting about 6,000 aircraft globally [3] - The European Aviation Safety Agency issued directives prohibiting affected aircraft from carrying passengers until the issues are resolved [3] - Most of the software updates can be completed in a few hours, but some older aircraft will require hardware changes, which may take several weeks [3] Group 3 - Airbus disclosed quality issues with fuselage panels affecting over 600 aircraft either in operation or in production, leading to delivery delays, although there are no indications that the issues have affected currently operational aircraft [4] - The company confirmed that the root cause of the quality problem has been identified and controlled, with all newly produced panels meeting requirements [4] - Following the quality issue revelations, Airbus's stock price dropped nearly 11% on December 1, marking the largest intraday decline since April 7 of the same year [4] Group 4 - Airbus is also facing issues with the PW1100G engines used in its newer A320neo aircraft, which have quality defects leading to the temporary grounding of hundreds of these aircraft for maintenance [5] - Industry analysts have noted that the pressure to meet quarterly performance targets may lead to declines in production quality, serving as a warning for the company [5] - Analysts have indicated that the production ramp-up required to meet original delivery targets is excessively high for Airbus [5]