Reports: Airbus CEO says 50% of A350 production to be outsourced

Airbus reportedly intends to outsource 50% of A350 XWB production even as parent EADS' board debates whether to green-light the program and its funding ( ATWOnline , Nov. 29) . One way to keep costs down is to outsource much of the aircraft's production, Airbus CEO Louis Gallois told Reuters. "On...

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