{"id":41227,"date":"2026-05-21T09:53:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/?p=41227"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:53:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:53:51","slug":"airbus-a350-delays-spirit-aerosystems-supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/airbus-a350-delays-spirit-aerosystems-supply-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"Airbus warns of A350 delays due to Spirit AeroSystems supply issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/tag\/airbus\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"77\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Airbus<\/span><\/a><\/strong> has warned some airline customers that deliveries of the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/tag\/airbus-a350\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Airbus A350<\/a><\/span><\/strong> could face delays amid supply chain problems at former <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/tag\/spirit-aerosystems\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Spirit AeroSystems<\/span><\/a><\/strong> facilities now under Airbus control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/airbus-warns-some-customers-further-a350-delays-sources-say-2026-05-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Reuters<\/span><\/strong><\/a> has reported, citing industry sources, Airbus informed select customers on May 20 that ongoing disruption at the former Spirit plant in Kinston, North Carolina, is affecting the flow of major A350 fuselage sections.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-6-xl-font-size\">Spirit AeroSystems\u2019 return to Boeing complicates Airbus production<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/boeing-spirit-aerosystems-airbus-carve-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Airbus took over Spirit AeroSystems&#8217; operations in North Carolina<\/span>, <\/strong><\/a>as part of the supplier\u2019s breakup following Boeing\u2019s reacquisition of its former division. The European planemaker took charge of Spirit sites that produced critical components for Airbus aircraft; Kinston manufactures A350 fuselage sections.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AdobeStock_597237498_Editorial_Use_Only-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Spirit AeroSystems office sign\" class=\"wp-image-33049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AdobeStock_597237498_Editorial_Use_Only-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AdobeStock_597237498_Editorial_Use_Only-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AdobeStock_597237498_Editorial_Use_Only-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo:  JHVEPhoto \/ stock.adobe.com <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Industry sources told Reuters that staffing shortages and operational disruptions at Kinston during the transition have hampered Airbus\u2019s efforts to stabilise production there. Some employees have reportedly chosen to return to Boeing-related Spirit operations during the restructuring, putting pressure on the Airbus production ramp-up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-6-xl-font-size\">Airbus\u2019 A350 ramp-up complicated by key supplier&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Airbus has set a target to deliver 870 aircraft this year, though most of the delivery burden will fall on its narrowbody aircraft production lines. The European planemaker has been working to increase A350 production rates while also <a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/airbus-deliveries-january-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">facing industrial pressures<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January of this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/airbus-deliveries-january-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Airbus only delivered a single A350-900<\/span><\/strong><\/a> to SWISS. In February, Airbus delivered two A350s: the first <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/egyptair-airbus-a350-900-delivery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A350-900 to Egyptair<\/a><\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/egyptair-airbus-a350-900-delivery\/\">, <\/a>and an A350-1000 to Japan Airlines. By March, deliveries accelerated, with eight A350s delivered in total, including six A350-900s and two A350-1000s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EgyptAir-Eurospot-1024x593.jpeg\" alt=\"EgyptAir Airbus A350 Eurospot\" class=\"wp-image-36475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EgyptAir-Eurospot-1024x593.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EgyptAir-Eurospot-300x174.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EgyptAir-Eurospot-768x445.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EgyptAir-Eurospot.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: EuroSpot @Cliper31<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Demand for the widebody remains strong, with <a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/airbus-orders-deliveries-march-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Airbus recording 35 new orders<\/span><\/strong><\/a> in the first quarter of this year, including 15 A350-900s and 30 A350Fs. During the Q1 earnings call in April, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/airbus-delivery-slowdown-hits-q1-earnings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">confirmed plans to ramp up production rates to 12 A350s per month<\/a><\/span><\/strong> by 2028.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Airbus has not publicly confirmed the latest delays. Still, the warning could raise concerns for airlines, which have been facing long waits for widebody aircraft, as both Airbus and Boeing struggle with new aircraft certification and stable production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-6-xl-font-size\">Airbus A350F also faces delays<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Spirit production delays are also affecting the new freighter variant of the aircraft, the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/tag\/a350f\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Airbus A350F<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, which has already slipped by two years from its original service-entry target of 2025. In 2023, Airbus delayed the programme to 2026 due to supply chain and industrial pressures.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Airbus-A350F-fuselage-section-in-the-final-assembly-line-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Airbus A350F fuselage section in the final assembly line (1)\" class=\"wp-image-27616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Airbus-A350F-fuselage-section-in-the-final-assembly-line-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Airbus-A350F-fuselage-section-in-the-final-assembly-line-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Airbus-A350F-fuselage-section-in-the-final-assembly-line-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Airbus-A350F-fuselage-section-in-the-final-assembly-line-1.jpg 1560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Airbus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Early last year, Airbus pushed the entry-into-service target back again to the second half of 2027, citing ongoing supply chain disruptions, including issues at the Spirit AeroSystems facilities that produce fuselage sections for the freighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the latest disruption, Airbus reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/news\/airbus-a350f-cargo-door-tests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">still expects the A350F\u2019s first flight<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and first delivery timelines to remain on track for 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-6-xl-font-size\">Airbus needs to increase deliveries to stabilise its financials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The ongoing production complications have put pressure on Airbus\u2019 bottom line, with revenue dependent on deliveries. In the first quarter of this year, Airbus reported that its commercial aircraft division was hit hardest, with EBIT Adjusted falling by 84% to \u20ac81 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Q1 results reflect the lower level of commercial aircraft deliveries,\u201d said CEO Guillaume Faury in the company\u2019s Q1 earnings announcement. Faury described the main issue facing the planemaker as a \u201cdesynchronization between production and delivery\u201d during the earnings call.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Airbus-A350-composite-materials-1024x681.jpeg\" alt=\"Airbus A350 composite materials\" class=\"wp-image-33913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Airbus-A350-composite-materials-1024x681.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Airbus-A350-composite-materials-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Airbus-A350-composite-materials-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Airbus-A350-composite-materials.jpeg 1095w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Airbus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lower deliveries also resulted in negative free cash flow for Airbus, at \u2013\u20ac2.5 billion. Airbus CFO Thomas Toepfer said he expected a positive reversal in the company\u2019s cash flow during the second quarter as deliveries increase, with some aircraft built during the first quarter handed over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Airbus\u2019 delivery recovery will continue to depend on stable deliveries from its key suppliers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center justify-start -mx-2 mt-6\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/aerospaceglobalnews.com\/air-transport-news\/\"  class=\"btn-stealth  mx-2 my-2  flex items-center flex-row-reverse -has-icon\">\n                                            <span class=\"pl-1\">\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M295.6 163.7c-5.1 5-5.1 13.3-.1 18.4l60.8 60.9H124.9c-7.1 0-12.9 5.8-12.9 13s5.8 13 12.9 13h231.3l-60.8 60.9c-5 5.1-4.9 13.3.1 18.4 5.1 5 13.2 5 18.3-.1l82.4-83c1.1-1.2 2-2.5 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