Airbus CEO Warns Workers It’s Bleeding Cash and Needs Cuts

  • Urgent action is required on costs, Faury says in staff letter
  • U.S. rival Boeing set to slash production, jobs in coming days
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Airbus SE chief Guillaume Faury 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, Faury told staff in a letter sent Friday and seen by Bloomberg News. A plan to slash production by one-third announced earlier this month may not reflect the worst-case scenario, he said.