Airbus will raise A320 Family production to 42 a month in the fourth quarter of 2012, the plane maker announced Monday.
Airbus parent EADS said earlier this month that the company was considering another boost beyond the 40 a month set for early next year. It now builds 36 a month and plans to go to 38 in August.
“The low operating costs and high dispatch reliability offered by the A320 Family make it the best seller in its market” Tom Williams, Airbus executive vice president, Programs, said in a news release. “With a backlog of over 2,300 A320 Family aircraft to deliver, we need to increase production to accommodate continuing strong customer demand for these new eco-efficient aircraft.”
Both Boeing and Airbus are looking to monetize large backlogs for their single-aisle mainstays, but are constrained by their own capacity and that of their suppliers. Boeing plans to raise 737 production from the current rate of 31.5 a month to 35 early next year and 38 in the second quarter of 2013, and will look at going to 42 or more a month after that, Chief Financial Officer James Bell said in March.
Airbus parent EADS said earlier this month that the company was considering another boost beyond the 40 a month set for early next year. It now builds 36 a month and plans to go to 38 in August.
“The low operating costs and high dispatch reliability offered by the A320 Family make it the best seller in its market” Tom Williams, Airbus executive vice president, Programs, said in a news release. “With a backlog of over 2,300 A320 Family aircraft to deliver, we need to increase production to accommodate continuing strong customer demand for these new eco-efficient aircraft.”
Both Boeing and Airbus are looking to monetize large backlogs for their single-aisle mainstays, but are constrained by their own capacity and that of their suppliers. Boeing plans to raise 737 production from the current rate of 31.5 a month to 35 early next year and 38 in the second quarter of 2013, and will look at going to 42 or more a month after that, Chief Financial Officer James Bell said in March.
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