PARIS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Airbus delivered a

provisional 70 jets in September, lifting the cumulative number

of deliveries achieved since the start of the year above the

equivalent running total for 2024 for the first time, according

to preliminary Cirium data.

Data from the UK-based analytics firm suggests Airbus

delivered 504 aircraft between January and September, up 1.4%

from 497 in the first nine months of 2024, subject to final

revisions. Cumulative deliveries had previously been lagging as

the planemaker faces engine shortages.

Airbus, which targets a 7% increase in full-year deliveries

to 820, declined to comment ahead of an October 8 delivery

update.