Airbus inaugurates second A320 Family final assembly line in Toulouse
Second modernized assembly line in Toulouse will advance Airbus’ goal of 10 operational FALs by 2026 and trajectory toward 75 aircraft/month.
A320 Family final assembly line at the Jean-Luc Lagardère facility in Toulouse. Source | Airbus
Airbus (Toulouse, France) has inaugurated its second modernized A320 Family final assembly line (FAL) at the Jean-Luc Lagardère facility in Toulouse.
“This facility provides the necessary flexibility and capacity to meet strong market demand, especially for the A321neo, and supports our production ramp-up trajectory towards 75 A320 Family aircraft a month,” says Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury. “Operating in coordination with our assembly sites in Hamburg, Mobile and Tianjin, this advanced line is part of our commitment to deliver aircraft of the highest quality standards to our customers globally.”
To support the A320 Family production ramp-up trajectory, and following the recent expansions in Mobile and Tianjin, the opening of this second Toulouse line marks the achievement of Airbus’ strategic plan to have 10 final assembly lines covering the entire A320 Family and operational globally in 2026. This worldwide industrial network is split across four global sites, including four lines in Hamburg (Germany), two in Mobile (U.S.), two in Tianjin (China) and two in Toulouse (France).
Located alongside the initial line inaugurated in July 2023 within the former A380 Jean-Luc Lagardère building, this facility maximizes the existing footprint while integrating digital controls, automated logistics and robotics to optimize workflows and workstation ergonomics.
While the first line already employs around 700 workers, this second line will progressively ramp up to full capacity, eventually bringing the total workforce across both final assembly lines at the Jean-Luc Lagardère site to nearly 1,500 people.
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