Airbus is considering raising planned production for the largest member of its A350 family to power its next important struggle with Boeing for a lucrative corner of the jet market, Reuters has reported, citing two people familiar with the matter. "Airbus is looking at ways of increasing A350-1000 production," said one person. A spokeswoman for Airbus declined specific comment on production for the A350-1000, but said production for the overall series, officially known as the A350 XWB, was designed to accommodate changes in demand. "The A350 XWB final assembly line is designed to be flexible and to be able to produce all three members of the A350 family (-800, -900, -1000)," the spokeswoman said. "We are working on a ramp-up to 10 per month to be reached four years after the first A350 XWB delivery and are constantly and closely following market trends so that we anticipate and adapt our production to meet our customers' needs."
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