Airbus last month announced plans to increase
output of its best-selling jet family to 50 aircraft a month in
2017, up from 42 a month now.
"It does appear that we have more than enough overbooking to
comfortably cover rates above 50, perhaps above 60 (a month),"
John Leahy told the Istat air finance conference.
Such a decision would be "way out in the future" and would
depend on Airbus Group's <AIR.PA> board, he added.
Aircraft manufacturers sell more jets than they plan to produce
in order to anticipate airline bankruptcies or changes in fleet
plans: a process of overbooking that mirrors the way airlines
oversell seats to reduce their exposure to "no-shows".
(Reporting by Tim Hepher, editing by David Evans)
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