Adding to Boeing’s woes, the US president, Donald Trump, said on Wednesday that he was considering buying used Boeing aircraft to serve as the new presidential transport, Air Force One, after years of delays and high costs.
While Airbus is still on track to increase production of its bestselling aircraft, the single-aisle A320, it said that production of the larger, twin-aisle A350 and the smaller A220 was disrupted by “specific supply chain challenges, notably with Spirit AeroSystems”.
Airbus delayed an effort to produce a new freighter version of its A350 plane by a year, and also reported a £121m charge for yet more delays to its struggling military transport plane, the A400M.
Speaking to reporters aboard one of the two almost 35-year-old Boeing 747-200 aircraft in current use, Trump said: “We’re looking at alternatives, because it’s taking Boeing too long.
Airbus has said it aims to make 820 planes this year as the world’s biggest aerospace manufacturer attempts to overcome problems in its supply chain.
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