According to BusinessGreen.com, the company will buy seats and in-flight entertainment systems for its aircraft instead of enabling customers to act on its behalf.
Francois Caudron, one of Airbus' vice-presidents, told the site that this would help to "secure the supply chain".
Nonetheless, airlines shall still be able to choose their own suppliers and negotiate pricing structures.
In recent days, United Airlines carried out its first commercial airline flight using natural gas synthetic jet fuel, in a bid to show its commitment to alternative fuels.
"This flight confirms our assumptions about how this fuel performs on a commercial aircraft and is the next step in our effort to stimulate competition in the aviation fuel supply chain," said Joseph Kolshak, United Airlines senior vice-president of operations.
Airbus employs around 57,000 people at 16 sites in four European Union countries: Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Spain.
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