Airbus plans to boost A350 production cadence beyond 2028 target

Airbus commercial aircraft head Lars Wagner said the company will increase the production cadence for the A350 family beyond the 12 units already planned for 2028.

The higher cadence will require rethinking the industrial system, possibly by adding a second final assembly line or a more efficient setup, and a stretched version of the A350‑1000 is being studied at the request of major current customers. Airbus has a backlog of 887 A350 units, with nearly a hundred orders placed this year, and the cadence increase is intended to reduce delivery times and better compete with Boeing's 777‑9 and 777‑8F in the next decade.