HAMBURG (Reuters) – Airbus <EADSY> is considering producing a hybrid plane by 2035 as it strives for a low emission aircraft, its chief executive said.

CEO Guillaume Faury, speaking to journalists on Thursday evening in comments embargoed for Friday, said that the plans were at an early stage.

(Reporting by Jan C. Schwartz; Writing Tom Sims; Editing by Riham Alkousaa)

FILE PHOTO: The Airbus logo is pictured at Airbus headquarters in Blagnac near Toulouse