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18 June

A former A380 facility now houses two advanced A320 family assembly lines.

Airbus expands Toulouse capacity with second A320 line

The latest production facility has strengthened Airbus’ global assembly network as demand for the A321neo continues to grow.

10 February

ReleaseNatilus raises $28 million Series A to commercialize family of hyper-efficient blended-wing aircraft

13 October

ReleaseAirbus inaugurates second A320 Final Assembly Line in the U.S.

27 March

Airbus’ ZEROe hydrogen-electric aircraft concept, featuring four electric propulsion engines each powered by fuel cells and twin liquid hydrogen tanks.

Airbus presents roadmap for hydrogen and single-aisle aircraft

Hydrogen-electric fuel cell development and SAF-ready design studies were both announced during the 2025 Airbus Summit in Toulouse.

3 January

First A321neo from the new A320 Family FAL in Toulouse.

Airbus delivers first aircraft from Toulouse FAL

Located in the former A380 "Jean-Luc Lagardère" building, the assembly line will help meet demand for the A321neo, which now accounts for nearly 65% of Airbus' A320 Family order backlog.

31 August

Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, André Walter, Head of Airbus Commercial Aircraft Production in Germany, Anna Christmann, Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy and Gary O'Donnell, Head of A321XLR Development, open the new A321XLR Equipment Installation Hangar in Hamburg, designed and constructed in line with latest production and sustainability standards.

Airbus opens A321XLR equipment installation hangar in Hamburg

All the components of the rear fuselages of the A321XLR aircraft, which is also built in Hamburg, will be installed and mounted in the new hangar.

13 July

Final assembly line innovations include digital production control using tablets and smartphones to reduce paper consumption, automated logistics for parts distribution and light-weight robots for joining sections.

Airbus celebrates its second A320 assembly line in Toulouse

The new facility is one of two final assembly lines in Toulouse, alongside four in Hamburg, Germany; two in Mobile, United States; and two in Tianjin, China, all them capable of assembling the A321.

6 April

ReleaseAirbus and China aviation industry sign next phase in partnership

28 March

ReleaseA321XLR programme completes second cold-weather testing campaign

21 July

ReleaseNew contracts signed between Airbus and Turkish Aerospace

15 June

ReleaseAirbus A321XLR takes off for the first time

2 June

The Development Simulator “S22” where the A321XLR’s virtual flight-test campaign is being performed in Toulouse. Photo by Hervé Goussé.

Virtual flight testing paves the way for A321XLR take-off

The first of three A321XLR flight test aircraft will be handed over to the flight-test team in the near future. In parallel, ground based testing campaigns are in full swing at various Airbus sites.

8 December

The first A321XLR flight test aircraft is assembled in Hamburg.

First A321XLR takes shape on the line in Hamburg

Construction of the A321XLR is complete, so now Airbus can concentrate on installing the sophisticated flight-test instrumentation suite followed by CFM LEAP engines and nacelles.

14 July

Airbus has begun assembly of the front and nose fuselage on its first A321XLR aircraft.

Airbus starts assembly of the first A321XLR front fuselage

Less than two months after the start of structural assembly of the rear and centre fuselages in Germany, Airbus teams are assembling nose and front fuselages at the Saint-Nazaire facility in Western France.

26 May

ReleaseAirbus provides suppliers with an update on production plans

13 May

The modernised Toulouse facility will house the final assembly line for the A320 family.

Work restarts on upgraded final assembly line in Toulouse

A huge backlog of orders for the A320 series means that Airbus is prioritising further work on final assembly lines. The latest, in the former A380 Lagardere facility, should be operational by the end of 2022.

29 March