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PARIS/LONDON -The airline industrys most senior representative on Friday cast doubt on plans by Europes Airbus for sharp increases in jetliner production, saying they appeared overly optimistic....

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By Syndicated Content By Tim Hepher, Sarah Young and Laurence Frost PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) -The airline industry’s most senior representative on Friday cast doubt on plans by Europe’s Airbus for sharp increases in jetliner production, saying they appeared overly optimistic. Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association, voiced scepticism a day after Airbus published proposals to almost double single-aisle production to as high as 75 jets a month...

UPDATE 5-U.N. aviation body to probe Belarus plane grounding, first report due by June 25 Reuters 2 days ago (Adds ICAO statement after the meeting) By David Ljunggren and Conor Humphries OTTAWA, May 27 (Reuters) - The United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed on Thursday to investigate the forced grounding of a Ryanair passenger plane in Minsk, an incident that prompted international outrage. ICAOs 36-nation governing council acted after the United States and sev...

3 Min Read OTTAWA (Reuters) -The United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed on Thursday to probe the forced grounding of a Ryanair passenger plane in Minsk, said Ireland and Lithuania. Slideshow ( 2 images ) ICAO’s 36-nation governing council acted after the United States and several allies demanded an investigation into the incident, which prompted international outrage and triggered calls for sanctions against Belarus. “We fully support ICAO’s decision to ...

Europe's Airbus set out sweeping goals on Thursday to expand production of jetliners, pushing shares up across the industry as it charts a recovery from the coronavirus crisis and prepares for negotiations with suppliers about investment plans.

Airbus hikes jet output targets in bet on aviation recovery By Tim Hepher Reuters PARIS (Reuters) -Airbus ramped up its jet production targets on Thursday, backing signs of global recovery and strengthening its hand ahead of talks with suppliers about how to share investments needed to lift aviation out of its pandemic doldrums. Shares in the worlds largest planemaker rose more than 6% after it said was exploring an almost two-fold increase in output of key single-aisle jets by the middle of th...

Message : Required fields PARIS (Reuters) - The head of Europes Airbus urged suppliers to prepare industrially and financially for steep increases in jet output floated earlier on Thursday, and said the industry was returning towards pre-crisis trends for its most popular airplanes. Airbus sees demand for single-aisle medium-haul jets like the A320neo as fundamentally strong, gradually resuming a trajectory seen before COVID-19 triggered production cuts. "It is just there. The pent-up deman...

Airbus CEO seeks to calm supplier nerves over output hike By Tim Hepher Reuters PARIS (Reuters) - The head of Europes Airbus urged suppliers to prepare industrially and financially for steep increases in jet output floated earlier on Thursday, and said the industry was returning towards pre-crisis trends for its most popular airplanes. Airbus sees demand for single-aisle medium-haul jets like the A320neo as fundamentally strong, gradually resuming a trajectory seen before COVID-19 triggered...

Airbus CEO tells suppliers liquidity exists for output hike 05/27/2021 15:11 PARIS (Reuters) - The head of Europes Airbus urged suppliers to prepare industrially and financially for steep increases in jet output floated earlier on Thursday, and said the industry was returning towards pre-crisis trends for its most-sold model. Airbus sees demand for single-aisle medium-haul jets like the A320neo as fundamentally strong, gradually resuming a trajectory seen before COVID-19 triggered productio...