Aircraft
Airbus Commercial Boosts Revenue, Plans A330 Rate Hike
Targets ‘Rate 7’ for legacy widebody in 2017
At peak rates delivering ten A330s a month, Airbus plans to raise the current “Rate 6” to seven a month in 2017. (Photo: Airbus)
At peak rates delivering ten A330s a month, Airbus plans to raise the current “Rate 6” to seven a month in 2017. (Photo: Airbus)

Airbus’s commercial aircraft division registered an 8 percent rise in revenues last year on higher deliveries of 635 aircraft, including 14 A350 XWBs “in the first year of industrialization,” and the strengthening U.S. dollar, according to Airbus Group chief executive Tom Enders as he reported 2015 annual results in London on Wednesday. This year, the European manufacturer expects to deliver more than 650 aircraft, and to see its backlog increase. “The record order book supports our ramp-up plans and we are driving operational efficiency,” said Enders.