Huge fire rips through German Airbus factory – jet delivery delays likely

A major fire at an Airbus subsidiary factory overnight Friday has caused millions of euros worth of damage and could impact on the plane maker’s ability to hit targets in aircraft delivery. The fire broke out at a factory of their subsidiary Premium Aerotec in Southern Germany, apparently in the electroplating shop. The cause is not yet known but took firefighters several hours to bring under control. The factory supplied fuselages for Airbus for both civil and military aircraft. A spokesperson for Premium Aerotec said it believes ‘virtually all Airbus models’ will now be delayed. Airbus said that they are not expecting any immediate impact from the fire in terms of production. They have said that it takes several months for parts produced in the Augsburg factory to be finished and added to planes. <br/>