Airbus Looks at Building 50 A320s a Month as Forecast Is Raised

Airbus SAS said it’s looking at accelerating production of its single-aisle A320 series to 50 planes a month after projections for Asian economic growth prompted a 7.5 percent increase in its 20-year sales forecast.

Chief Operating Officer John Leahy said he’s “confident” Airbus will soon decide to switch to building 44 narrowbody planes a month, two more than the level planned for the end of 2012, and that it’s also “studying” the still higher rate.