Airbus A350 rate goal faces delays from Kinston composite plant
Airbus has reaffirmed its plan to build 12 A350s per month by 2028, but additional delivery delays later this decade point to production difficulties at a recently acquired facility in Kinston, North Carolina.
Airbus has warned some customers to expect further A350 delivery delays later this decade. The hold-up comes from a plant in Kinston, North Carolina that the manufacturer recently acquired. The site supplies major composite structures for the A350, and production problems there can disrupt aircraft several stages downstream.
The manufacturer has reaffirmed its target of building 12 A350s per month by 2028, though the new delays make that goal considerably harder to reach.
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- simpleflying.comWhy Airbus' Target Of 12 A350s Per Month By 2028 Is Now In Serious Doubt