UPDATE SPIRIT – Is Airbus overstretching itself by targeting production rates for the A320neo-family that go beyond 70 per month? That question seems to be answered affirmatively by at least two of its key program suppliers, engines manufacturers Safran and...
Airbus officially launches the A350 Freighter. The Board of Directors has approved the new model during a meeting in Amsterdam this week, CEO Guillaume Faury announced at the presentation of the HY1 results. Airbus reported a €2.231 billion Group profit. The freighter...
Airbus dusts off its plans for a new A320 final assembly line (FAL) in Toulouse. A year after the plan was mothballed due to the effects of the Covid-crisis, the former A380 Final Assembly Line in the Lagardère building will be transformed into a combined...
Airbus has returned to positive results again in the first quarter, announcing a EUR 362 million net profit for the period compared to a EUR -481 million loss last year on April 29. The results “mainly reflect our commercial aircraft delivery performance, cost and...
Adapting the production system to make sure that Airbus is ready to ramp up the design and production of very complex and innovative products while maintaining the highest quality standards. That’s why Airbus fully integrates its aerostructure business. It will create...
