Airbus Works With Suppliers To Lower Cost Of Alabama Jet

Alabama News Center | March 12, 2020 @ 10:00 am

By Charlotte Ryan, Richard Weiss and Richard Clough
Bloomberg

Airbus SE is pushing suppliers on its A220 jetliner program to renegotiate contracts and reduce the price of parts to help slash costs and turn the former Bombardier Inc. model profitable when production begins at a new assembly line in Alabama this year.

Safran SA said it’s in talks with Airbus to trim expenses in the A220’s cabin, while engine producer Pratt & Whitney and partner MTU Aero Engines AG have agreed to deliver a 10% savings, people with knowledge of the plan said. Senior Plc says it could win more work by pitching production at low-cost sites.

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