Ramp up is a challenge but recruitment is no problem, says Airbus boss

Posted on 8 Nov 2012

Airbus’s COO Günter Butschek says production rate increase is Airbus’s single biggest operational challenge, and admits the company’s strong position is creating recruitment difficulties for its suppliers.

Airbus’s chief operating officer Günter Butschek has said that increasing output is the biggest operational challenge facing the company as it battles with an order backlog of 4,400 units and new orders. He told The Manufacturer that Airbus is committed that lean manufacturing and process improvement will answer as much of the higher output requirement as…

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