Airbus tells suppliers: plan now for post-crisis output hike

Airbushas asked suppliers to be ready to support a conditional 18% increase in production of its best-selling single-aisle A320 jet family once demand recovers from the coronavirus crisis, the European planemaker said on Thursday.It is among the first visible moves by aerospace firms to prepare for a possible bounce back from the pandemic and comes days after a major buyer, Wizz Air , predicted a quick rebound for the strongest budget carriers.Airbus said it had asked suppliers to "protect" a pr