Probably scrambling and cutting corners. You know, using dish soap as lubricant, hotel keycards instead of proper tools, leaving out bolts, typical industry stuff ;)
And ironically, the last time I read about it, they were having production delays on the German production line..
They are having Tapas though, not just cheese.
>And ironically, the last time I read about it, they were having production delays on the German production line..
To be honest, that can be caused by literally anything. Even chemical contamination from cheese in the paints.
Fair point!
> Even chemical contamination from cheese in the paints.
Ah, possibly from imported, French paints. The cheeses I encountered in Germany were unfit for use as biological weapons or contamination agents.
Yes, I was blaming the cheesy French for the delays.
Yes, and in times past Boeing was leaving a lot of money on the table by doing things in-house, employing a unionized workforce and applying more stringent quality control. Not everything is an opportunity for expansion, and aircraft manufacturing is famously capital-intensive and slow to build up.
Airbus recently added another A321 assembly line -- by repurposing its idle A380 construction hangar. There's a cautionary tale for you, if you're aware of history.
After the pandemic, there was a massive jump in demand for airplanes. Leaving Airbus in a mich better position and now they are hiring massively in order to fill demand.
Increasing capacity is very hard though and both Airbus and all their suppliers have to do it, for it to lead to a meaningful increase in productivity. Again, ironically, this is a massive benefit for Boeing as Airbus has a very full order book, buying planes from Boeing becomes much more attractive, because the alternative is no airplanes.
Possibly not too much.
The airline industry is very cyclical, and you don't want to be caught with over-capacity at the wrong moment, after having invested billions to get there. That's a fast-track to bankruptcy.
For Airbus, by the time the investments for a capacity increase will take effect, the industry will possibly be in a downturn again due to the next world crisis rearing its ugly head. So they will possibly invest, but with a view on the long-term.