PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Airbus delivered 72

planes in November to reach 657 so far this year, the European

planemaker said on Friday.

The figure, underscoring a weak November cited by Airbus CEO

Guillaume Faury after an industrial glitch, means the world's

largest planemaker has to deliver a near-record 133 planes in

December to meet a newly revised 2025 goal of 790.

November's tally was down from 78 in the previous month and 84

in November last year, confirming a Reuters report this week.

The lower delivery data caps a challenging week in which the

company said it faced a quality issue with metal fuselage panels

on some planes in its best-selling A320 family of jets, only

days after a surprise recall to fix a computer bug.

On Wednesday, the planemaker cut its full-year commercial

delivery target by 4% to "around 790" jets, down from around

820, but maintained its financial goals. Airbus has previously

said it considers "around" to mean a 20-aircraft margin of

error.

Airbus also said on Friday that it had booked 75 new orders

in November, bringing the total this year to 797, or a net 700

after cancellations.

Even after the fuselage problem linked to a Spanish supplier,

Airbus deliveries remain ahead of rival Boeing ( BA ) as the

U.S. planemaker recovers from its own prolonged crisis, though

Airbus is lagging behind on new orders.

For January to October, the latest period for which data is

available, Boeing ( BA ) reported a net 782 orders after cancellations.