Airbus moves staff to help secure Hamburg jet output – sources

By Tim Hepher and Jan Schwartz PARIS/HAMBURG (Reuters) - Airbus is mobilising staff from outside Germany to assist with a tricky production ramp-up of A321 passenger jets at its plant in Hamburg, industry sources said. The planemaker has faced a string of industrial problems at the plant, which is responsible for the in-demand A321 model - the largest member of the best-selling single-aisle A320 family. Although single-aisle jets are increasingly standardised, manufacturing has been complicated by the fact that planes like the 180-240-seat A321 are in demand for long-range trips of up to eight or nine hours as airlines test out new markets.

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