The variety of industrial plane delivered by Airbus fell to a 16-year low within the first half of 2020 new figures reveal.
Over the primary six months of the yr, deliveries fell by 49 per cent, to 196 planes, in contrast with 389 in the identical interval final yr.
Nonetheless, there was a modest restoration extra not too long ago.
Airbus noticed deliveries rise by 50 per cent in June in contrast with Might and reached their highest degree because the coronavirus disaster unfold to Europe in March.
Deliveries rose to 36 plane in June, up from 24 in Might and a low of 14 in April.
Airbus has stated it faces a median 40 per cent drop in business over the subsequent two years, forcing it to chop 15,000 jobs.
With airways specializing in survival, Airbus posted no orders for a second month.
Gross orders thus far this yr remained at 365 jets, however internet orders adjusted for cancellations slipped by one unit to 298.
