The planemaker now expects to reach a planned level of 65 single-aisle jets a month in late 2024 and an ultimate target of 75 a month in 2026, they said.

The shallower "hockey stick" shaped recovery follows supply chain snags and suggests a realistic delivery goal for 2023 may not exceed the 720 units originally slated for 2022, a target that was eventually abandoned, a senior industry source said.

An Airbus spokesman declined to comment.

(Reporting by Tim Hepher. Editing by Jane Merriman)