Airbus expects to deliver fewer aircrafts this year after a difficult few days. Here's how we got here.

French planemaker Airbus

cut its delivery guidance early Wednesday after a series of issues related to its A320 aircraft.

On Monday, reports emerged of a flaw said to affect dozens of A320-family aircraft. Airbus later said it had identified a quality issue regarding a “limited number” of metal panels, and that the source of the issue has been “identified and contained.” It came after the company ordered an immediate software fix for around 6,000 A320-series aircrafts on Friday, forcing a large chunk of it’s narrow-body fleet to be grounded, stranding travellers worldwide.

The Paris-traded stock dropped on the news of the panel issue. It fell nearly 7% Monday and Tuesday as investors appeared spooked by the prospect of more widespread quality issues, like the ones that embroiled its rival Boeing.

The company attributed the revised delivery guidance to “recent supplier quality issue on fuselage panels impacting its A320 Family delivery flow.” The company is now targeting 790 commercial aircraft deliveries in 2025, 30 fewer than its previous guidance.