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Civil aviation will need around 40,000 new commercial aircraft over the next 20 years. That is the forecast.

For travelersthis means many modern aircraft for comfortable and, above all, safe air travel in the future. Naturally, the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is also expecting a good share of orders. Subject to the engine manufacturers meeting their commitments, Airbus is expected to deliver around 800 civil aircraft in 2018, according to Airbus CEO Tom Enders at the annual press conference in Toulouse.

Why the issue of engine manufacturers? Around 600 of the 800 jets are expected to be from the proven Airbus A320 family. Two thirds of these are the fuel-saving and very efficient A320neo. However, the latter still had to contend with shortcomings. In the fourth quarter of 2017, engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney had to deal with a series of new measures to rectify defects in engines that have since been certified. A further problem has recently arisen, the impact of which on deliveries in 2018 is currently being examined. Some deliveries of the LEAP 1A engine from the manufacturer CFM International also encountered problems with regard to operational readiness in 2017. The A320neo ramp-up therefore continues to be associated with challenges and the engine manufacturers are required to meet their delivery commitments.

A total of 181 A320neo family aircraft were delivered over the course of 2017 (2016: 68 aircraft). The total order backlog for aircraft at Airbus amounted to € 997 billion as at December 31, 2017 (year-end 2016: € 1,060 billion). The order backlog for civil aircraft reached a new high at the end of the year with a total of 7,265 aircraft. Airbus delivered a record number of 718 aircraft in 2017 (2016: 688 aircraft), including 558 A320 family aircraft, 78 A350 XWBs, 67 A330s and 15 A380s.



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