Pressemitteilung: 2026 commercial aircraft H1 deliveries close to 2018 peak / Commercial aircraft deliveries continued to recover in the first half of 2026, with Airbus and Boeing recording their strongest combined six-month performance since 2018. Max Kingsley-Jones examines the latest delivery data to assess whether current production rates can keep the industry on track to meet its 2026 delivery targets. Team Perspective Max Kingsley-Jones, Head of Advisory, Cirium Ascend Consultancy Total commercial aircraft delivery volumes in the first half were the highest since the peak delivery year of 2018 with both Airbus and Boeing seeing sustained increases in shipment rates. Cirium data shows that the two OEMs shipped a total of 649 commercial passenger and freighter aircraft in H1 2026, which was 14% more than the prior half-year (572). This put their combined total just 5% below the industry’s H1 peak in 2018 of 681 aircraft. Airbus was the lead producer this year, taking a 54% share of the H1 total. Airbus actually set its highest first-half delivery total in 2019 (385 aircraft), when Boeing’s volumes were affected by the 737 Max grounding. Airbus’s 2026 total to June was 10% below its 2019 H1 peak. (....)