Leonardo contract with Airbus for the new A321 fuselage

Today in Toulouse, Leonardo-Finmeccanica and Airbus have agreed to the commercial conditions regarding the production of the front fuselage, section 14A, for the new ACF (aircraft cabin flex) configuration of Airbus A321 aircraft.

Starting in 2018 at its Nola site (near Naples), Leonardo will produce the aero-structure of this new configuration of Airbus A321, the twin-engine single-aisle aircraft capable of carrying 185 passengers in the typical two-class configuration or up to 220 persons in the economy version.