Airbus has delayed the planned entry into service of the A350 freighter for a year because of supply chain problems.

Airbus is delaying the arrival of a freighter version of its A350 jet by up to a year and faces hurdles in increasing output of its wider A350 aircraft family in coming months as it wrestles with supply problems,

Airbus (OTCPK:EADSY) (OTCPK:EADSF) is likely to delay the rollout of a freighter version of its A350 jet by as much as a year because of supply-chain constraints, Reuters reported Monday, citing two industry sources.

Airbus is poised to delay the entry into service of a freighter version of its A350 jet by up to a year following production and supply chain delays, two industry sources said.