Airbus said Wednesday it will raise the Airbus A330 production rate to 10 per month in the second quarter of 2013, up from 7.5-8 produced monthly currently. The rate will be first increased to nine per month in early 2012.
Executive VP-Programs Tom Williams said that "strong market demand for the aircraft" drove the rate increase decision, adding in a statement, "In the long-range, mid-size category, the A330 is the right aircraft for airlines."
An A330 production rate increase had been speculated about for several months, with Bernstein Research signaling in October that Airbus would move to producing nine monthly by next year (ATW Daily News, Oct. 10, 2010).
Airbus has taken 1,100 total orders for A330 variants, with 750 delivered so far. The type has 50 operators worldwide.
Airbus has been tardy in the
By AnonymousAirbus has been tardy in the production of this aircraft overt the years. This resulted in a usual scarcity of this type on the market.
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