European planemaker Airbus confirmed yesterday it had cut its 2009 delivery target for A380s by one aircraft to 13 planes and said it was maintaining its delivery forecast for 2010.
"In agreement with a customer [Singapore Airlines] we have moved the 14th aircraft [for 2009] by a few weeks from December to early 2010," spokesman Stefan Schaffrath said.
"We maintain our planning to deliver more than 20 aircraft in 2010 as announced," he added. Shares in parent EADS fell 0.5 percent in early trading, slightly lagging other leading stocks.
Airbus is shifting into a second automated production phase for the A380 known as Wave 2.
The first 25 aircraft had to be wired up manually due to industrial problems that pushed delivery of the world's largest jetliner back by two years.
"'We have just recently delivered the first Wave 2 aircraft and the second will follow very soon," Schaffrath said.