⁍ Airbus said it had asked suppliers to ‘protect’ a production rate of 47 A320-family jets a month, up from 40.
⁍ It indicated the earliest such a switch could take place would be July 2021, adding no decision had been taken.
⁍ The industry is still agonizing over a possible recovery with most analysts saying it is still too early to gauge the speed and shape of the flight path.
– If you’re an Airbus customer, you may want to take a deep breath and put your money where your mouth is: The planemaker says it plans to boost production of its A320 family of jets by 18%, Reuters reports. The company says it has asked suppliers to “protect” the production rate of 47 per month for the single-aisle jets, up from the current 40. The move, which could happen as early as July 2021, ” aims to provide some visibility to our supply chain and ensure that our industrial ecosystem will be adequately prepared to gradually increase production eventually, when the right conditions are met,” an Airbus spokesman says. Before the H1N1 outbreak, Airbus had planned to make 60 per month for the A320 family.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-production/airbus-tells-suppliers-plan-now-for-post-crisis-output-hike-idUSKBN2772RS