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Airbus weighs expanding A350 production capacity as Boeing rivalry intensifies

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Airbus plans to decide “sooner rather than later” whether to increase production capacity for its A350 wide-body, commercial CEO Lars Wagner said. The decision is one of three near-term calls facing the planemaker as competition with Boeing intensifies.

Discovered 2026-10-14T07:04:35.598015-07:00 | 2026-10-14T07:04:35.598015-07:00

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  • A decision to add A350 capacity would shape Airbus’s ability to respond to demand and compete with Boeing in the wide-body market; the company has not yet announced a production increase.
  • The timing follows pressure for an earlier decision on raising the A350 rate, with demand and potential further growth cited as factors in the push for a higher production target.

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