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Airbus Eyes Year-end Horizon To Solve ETS Row with China
Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier (r) and COO for customers John Leahy address reporters Thursday at the Farnborough International airshow. (Photo: Gregory Polek)
Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier (r) and COO for customers John Leahy address reporters Thursday at the Farnborough International airshow. (Photo: Gregory Polek)

If Airbus doesn’t see a resolution to the row between China and the EU over Europe’s emissions trading scheme by year-end, it will have to seriously consider withdrawing its plan to increase A330 production from the current nine per month to 11 in 2014, Airbus COO for customers John Leahy said during a Thursday briefing at the Farnborough airshow.