Airbus to Pause Majority of Production in Spain Until April 9
March 30 2020 - 06:21AM
Dow Jones News
By Olivia Bugault
Airbus SE said Monday that it will suspend the majority of its
production activities in Spain until April 9 as the government
issued new measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Airbus will maintain minimal activity at its commercial
aircraft, helicopters and defense and space divisions, it said.
"Minimum activity in these areas for necessary support functions
such as security, information technology, engineering, will remain
under the stringent health and safety measures implemented by
Airbus to protect its employees against the Covid-19 pandemic," the
European plane maker said.
The government's restrictions announced Sunday that tighten the
lockdown in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus is set
to last until April 9.
Airbus has to pause its production activities in Spain again,
one week after partially restarting production. In Spain, the death
toll from the virus has exceeded 6,500--the second highest
world-wide after Italy--while the number of confirmed coronavirus
cases has now surpassed 80,000.
Write to Olivia Bugault at olivia.bugault@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 30, 2020 06:06 ET (10:06 GMT)
Copyright (c) 2020 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Airbus (EU:AIR)
Historical Stock Chart
From Feb 2024 to Mar 2024
Airbus (EU:AIR)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2023 to Mar 2024