Airbus CEO warns workers it is bleeding cash and needs cuts

Urgent need to slash costs as company's 'very existence' may be at risk: Faury

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Airbus has warned staff it is bleeding cash and may have to cut jobs.
Plane enthusiasts watching an Airbus A-380 during a flight demonstration at the Farnborough International Air show in Britain, in this 2016 photo. The company is "bleeding cash at an unprecedented speed", Airbus chief Guillaume Faury told staff in a
Plane enthusiasts watching an Airbus A-380 during a flight demonstration at the Farnborough International Air show in Britain, in this 2016 photo. The company is "bleeding cash at an unprecedented speed", Airbus chief Guillaume Faury told staff in a letter seen by Bloomberg News. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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PARIS • Airbus chief Guillaume Faury has warned employees that the planemaker is "bleeding cash" and needs to quickly cut costs to adapt to a radically shrinking aerospace industry.

With airline customers fighting to survive and unable to accept new aircraft, Airbus is juggling its delivery schedules while reassessing its long-term outlook for the aerospace industry, Mr Faury told staff in a letter sent on Friday and seen by Bloomberg News.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 28, 2020, with the headline Airbus CEO warns workers it is bleeding cash and needs cuts. Subscribe