{
  "id": 5347783,
  "title": "Airbus Finds Quality Issues on A330neo Jet, Slowing Output",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/airbus-finds-quality-issues-on-a330neo-jet-slowing-output-5347783",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-03T14:48:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Supply Chain Brain",
    "slug": "supply-chain-brain",
    "url": "https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/44790-airbus-finds-quality-issues-on-a330neo-jet-slowing-output"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Airbus has identified quality issues with the horizontal tail plane on its A330neo aircraft. As a result, the company has been inspecting the planes during production, slowing down monthly handovers.\n\nThe issue led to a near halt in deliveries of the widebody jet over the past three months. According to Straits Times Business, no A330neos were delivered in June and July, and only one was delivered in August to Taiwan's Starlux Airlines.\n\nAirbus described the quality issue as \"isolated\" and stated that the root cause has been identified, with A330 deliveries resuming. The company delivered a total of about 57 aircraft in August. Airbus maintains it can meet its 2026 delivery target of around 870 commercial aircraft.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Airbus resumes A330 deliveries after quality issue slows summer output",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/airbus-resumes-a330-deliveries-after-quality-issue-slows-summer-output",
        "published": "2026-09-03T13:31:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "Airbus finds quality issues on A330neo jet, slowing output",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/airbus-finds-quality-issues-on-a330neo-jet-slowing-output",
        "published": "2026-09-03T13:35:46.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}