Air India has confirmed that one of its Airbus A320neos leased from Avolon flew without an airworthiness certificate. The Air India Airbus A320 that was grounded by DGCA in late November 2025 has been identified by its tail number as VT-TQN, according to a 3 December Indian Express report. This aircraft, originally part of Vistara’s fleet prior to the merger, bears MSN 11097 and is managed by Avolon. "An incident involving one of our aircraft operating without an airworthiness review certificate is regrettable," Air India states. "As soon as this came to our notice, it was duly reported to the DGCA, and all personnel associated with the decision were placed under suspension, pending further review. We have initiated a comprehensive internal investigation and are fully cooperating with the regulator." Avolon declines to comment.

Airbus has lowered its full-year target for commercial aircraft deliveries, from 820 to 790. The European airframer attributes the revision to a "recent supplier quality issue on fuselage panels impacting its A320-family delivery flow". Observers had been questioning the feasibility of the previous target for some time as Airbus's monthly deliveries this year showed no year-on-year growth until September. By the end of October, Airbus's year-to-date deliveries had reached 585, up from 559 in 2024. That meant 235 deliveries would be required across November and December to meet the 820 target. In 2024, the manufacturer delivered 207 aircraft in November-December, bringing that year's total to 766. Earlier this year, Airbus said supply shortages for CFM International Leaps had created a fleet of engine-less but otherwise completed "gliders". But Airbus and CFM were confident that production would catch up and that the fleet inventory would be delivered in the second half of this year. Airbus had reiterated the 820 target during a third-quarter results briefing on 29 October. Despite the cut to the target, Airbus is still guiding towards full-year adjusted EBIT of €7 billion ($8.15 billion) and free cash flow before customer financing of €4.5 billion.

A new report shows global air‑travel demand continues to hold up in late 2025, with October’s traffic rising 6.6 % year‑on‑year compared with 2024, supported by robust international demand and rising load factors — a trend prompting airlines to increase capacity heading into the holiday season.