PARIS, May 31 (Reuters) - Airbus is facing new

pressure on its near-term production ramp-up for passenger jets

due to parts and labour shortages, industry sources said on

Thursday.

It was not immediately clear whether the slowdown would put

at risk delivery targets for 2024 since deliveries lag output

decisions by several months, but the sources said assembly of

several dozen jets could be delayed in the second half.

A spokesperson for Airbus referred back to the group's last

quarterly results, in which it reiterated a 2024 delivery target

of 800 airplanes, and declined further comment.

The world's largest planemaker plans to raise output by

about 50% to 75 narrowbody planes a month in 2026. Sources have

said it hopes that any delays can be recovered in time to meet

the medium-term goal.