Airbus tells suppliers to gear up for record production on bestselling jets

Aerospace giant predicts strong but belated Covid recovery amid move to raise A320 output to 64 per month by 2023

Airbus has told suppliers it plans for record production of its bestselling planes within two years in a sign of the manufacturer's hopes for a belated but strong recovery for aviation from the coronavirus pandemic.

The European manufacturer on Thursday said it would increase production of A320 single-aisle aircraft to 45 per month by October, up from 40.