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Airbus declined to comment on contacts with suppliers. Reuters reported last week Airbus had told suppliers to be ready for output of 53 A320neo-family jets a month by the end of 2022, up from current monthly output of 40 and a target of 45 by end-2021. Airbus has declined to comment on goals beyond 2021. But underscoring advanced planning for higher output, Airbus urged suppliers in the letter to “demonstrate rate and capability readiness as early as possible.” Airbus also warned suppliers over quality-control problems that have disrupted factories or affected airline operations. In 2020...

Aerospace & DefenseEXCLUSIVE Airbus turns up heat on suppliers over production and quality Tim Hepher 1/2 The Airbus logo pictured at the company's headquarters in Blagnac near Toulouse, France, March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau Read More European planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA) has ordered suppliers to demonstrate as soon as possible that they are factory-fit for increased single-aisle jet output, in a letter that lays bare the extent of recent industrial quality problems. In the letter to suppliers in late March, seen by Reuters, Chief Procurement Officer Juergen Westermeier gave no specif...