Airbus to cut A380 production rate in 2018

Karen Walker Jens Flottau July 13, 2016
Credit: Airbus
Airbus will more than halve production of the A380 as the manufacturer continues to struggle to secure additional sales for its largest aircraft. The company said it will reduce monthly production in 2018 from the current 2.5 per month to one. Boeing previously made a similar decision on its very...
Karen Walker

Karen Walker is Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief and Aviation Week Network Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief. She joined ATW in 2011 and oversees the editorial content and direction of ATW, Routes and Aviation Week Group air transport content.

Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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