Airbus delivers 500th A220 aircraft as March totals show decisive ramp up

Airbus is celebrating delivery of the 500th Airbus A220 aircraft, a day after publishing March results that show a decisive ramp up in operations.

On April 10, 2026, Airbus confirmed that 60 commercial aircraft had been delivered during March 2026, after delivering only 54 across January and February this year.

The European planemaker is targeting around 870 deliveries in 2026, and with the first quarter complete that total currently stands at 114 – equal to 13.1%.

In March 2025, Airbus announced that 71 new aircraft had been delivered to customers, so deliveries this year still remain somewhat sluggish, despite last month’s ramp up.

In February 2026, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury declared that the company was continuing its ongoing production ramp-up while “facing significant Pratt & Whitney engine shortages”.

We have delivered 500 A220s! So far, our game-changing single-aisle has carried over 220M passengers across nearly 2.000 routes, offering better fuel efficiency, lower CO₂ emissions and a roomy and bright cabin.Big shoutout to #TeamAirbus, our partners and customers. pic.twitter.com/ebtEZQ4BHU— Airbus (@Airbus) April 10, 2026 The issue stems from Airbus’ belief that Pratt & Whitney is prioritizing maintenance and repair of in service A320 family GTF engines over delivering new ones to the manufacturer.

Among the 38 customers that received new aircraft in March 2026 were Emirates, Wizz Air and Delta Air Lines.

Emirates received three new A350-900 widebodies while Wizz Air received three A321neos. An A220-300 and an A321neo were delivered to Delta Air Lines.

On April 10, 2026, Airbus posted the news that its 500th A220 had been delivered. The last recorded A220 delivery was on March 31, 2025, to a private customer.

However, a strong candidate for the 500th delivery could well be airBaltic after the airline announced that it received its 4th A220-300, registered YL-BTF, of 2026, at the “end of last week”.

Originally developed by Bombardier as the C Series, the aircraft joined the Airbus ranks in 2018. The A220-300 and the smaller A220-100 are built at assembly lines in Mirabel, Canada, and Mobile, Alabama.

Airbus has also confirmed that, during March 2026, it received aircraft orders totaling 311, with huge purchases from lessor AerCap (100) and China Eastern Airlines (101).

Delta Air Lines, Atlas Air and Juneyao Air also placed orders. There were another two orders from undisclosed customers, each for 10 A220-300s.

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