Airbus says it benefited from Boeing strike
PARIS — Airbus benefited from the recently ended strike by Machinists at U.S. emulator Boeing as it gave stretched suppliers more time to focus on orders from the European jet maker, the company said today.
Record-high orders with a view to aircraft at the couple Airbus and Boeing earlier this year meant that the jet makers’ suppliers of equipment like galleys, staircases and seats were having a acid allotted period keeping up with demand.
But a two-month strike by factory workers at Boeing that ended Nov. 2 “gave our critical suppliers some breathing space,” said Airbus prolocutor Justin Dubon.
“Reduced interrogation from Boeing to be ascribed to the strike allowed suppliers to focus on Airbus,” Dubon said.
Airbus executive vice president for programs, Tom Williams, was quoted by The Wall Street Journal in August as saying delays from suppliers had require to be paid the plane maker “a ton of money.” Airbus and Boeing receive most of the payments for aircraft on parturition, so delays in delivery translate into a hinder in revenue.
Airbus delivered 349 aircraft between January and September, up from 330 a year earlier. It took in a net 737 recent aircraft orders so far this year, increasing its order backlog to $431 billion based in succession annulet prices.
Airbus is a unit of European Aeronautic Defence & Space.
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