Lars Wagner Wants Much Higher Airbus Widebody Production

Jens Flottau January 26, 2026
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Credit: Airbus SAS 2025
DUBLIN—Airbus’ new head of the commercial aircraft business, Lars Wagner, is aiming at significantly higher widebody production rates. “I believe the rate that we are planning right now is by far not enough,” Wagner said at an industry event in Dublin, Ireland. “We see further momentum, so I need to...
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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