The European aerospace giant has told firms in its sprawling supply chain to prepare for a rebound in production.

Airbus says it could increase output off its best, selling a 3 20 jets by almost 1/5 when demand recovers.

The comments come days after one major Airbus operator predicted a big rebound for the stronger budget.

Airlines hungry based Wizz Air says it expects to snap back to 2019 passenger numbers as soon as health fears ease.

It keeps taking new Airbus jets even as other carriers cancel or defer orders.

Now the plane maker says it could raise output as early as July next year, though no decision has yet been taken.

But industry sources say any such move is far from guaranteed.

They say Airbus will need major customers around the world to recover before increasing production.

Right now, that seems very uncertain.

Only this week, British Airways owner I E G warned that the travel slump had deepened on some key budget carriers like Asia have all but stopped taking new jets.