Commercial Aircraft Ramp-Up And Satellite Projects Challenge Airbus

Airbus assembly line

Airbus suppliers cannot keep pace with production growth.

Credit: Airbus
As Airbus and the wider commercial aircraft industry headed into this year, the signs suggested that things were improving. The manufacturer had just announced 735 deliveries for 2023, a result that some thought impossible given the difficulties of restarting after the COVID-19 pandemic. But six...
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