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Composite Plant Issues Jeopardize Airbus A350 Production Targets
Airbus is struggling to meet its ambitious manufacturing goal of rolling out twelve A350 widebodies a month by 2028. The aerospace giant recently warned airlines to anticipate delivery setbacks stretching well into the late 2020s. These bottlenecks stem from a newly acquired composite structure factory in North Carolina, where manufacturing hiccups are creating cascading slowdowns down the assembly line. For aspiring airline pilots, deferred widebody deliveries could translate to a slower pace of heavy jet transitions and captain upgrades at major international carriers.
