PARIS, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Europe's Airbus AIR.PA handed over a document variety of plane in December
PARIS, Jan 1 (Reuters) – Europe’s Airbus AIR.PA handed over a document variety of plane in December to exceed its 2019 supply goal whereas seizing the trade’s crown as no.1 planemaker from troubled U.S. rival Boeing BA.N, airport and monitoring sources mentioned on Wednesday.
Airbus, which had been pressured by industrial issues to chop its 2019 supply purpose by 2-3% in October, deployed additional sources till hours earlier than midnight on New 12 months’s Eve to succeed in 863 plane for the 12 months, up 7.9% from 800 in 2018, they added.
Airbus declined to touch upon the figures, which should be audited earlier than they are often finalised and printed.
Planemakers obtain most of their revenues when plane are delivered – minus earlier progress funds – so the supply efficiency is all the time intently monitored by buyers.
(Reporting by Tim Hepher, enhancing by Louise Heavens)
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