Airbus inaugurates new A320 FAL in Toulouse to ramp up production

Airbus has inaugurated its new A320 Family final assembly line (FAL) in Toulouse. This FAL will contribute to the ongoing production rate ramp-up to 75 A320 Family aircraft per month in 2026, Airbus said, while meeting the increased demand for A321s which currently represents around 60% of the total A320 Family backlog. “We’re pleased to see this new facility join our worldwide network of final assembly sites which will comprise four FALs in Hamburg, Germany; two in Toulouse, France; two in Mobile, United States; and two in Tianjin, China, all them capable of assembling the A321,” commented Guillaume Faury, chief