European plane maker Airbus may be forced to make further production cutbacks because of the weak financial state of some airlines, board chairman Thomas Enders said. Next year production would more likely be reduced than increased, Enders said, pointing out that many airlines faced problems because of reduced liquidity. Enders said Airbus had already cut back production of planes with a single aisle from 36 to 34 per month, and for long-distance aircraft from 11 to eight. Airbus has orders for more than 3,400 aircraft and plans to deliver 483 planes this year, the same number as last year’s record volume, he said. That is a success in view of the crisis in the aviation industry, Enders said. Air France on 30 October became the first European airline to take delivery of the A380, the world’s biggest passenger plane.