Toulouse gets second assembly line for the Airbus A320 family
On 15 June 2026, Airbus officially opened a second modernised final assembly line for the A320 Family at its Jean-Luc Lagardère plant in Toulouse. The launch completes the plan for ten assembly lines for this aircraft family worldwide and is meant to help meet demand, particularly for the A321neo.
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The opening ceremony was attended by Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury, Commercial Aircraft chief Lars Wagner, French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot, and hundreds of company employees.
Commenting on the opening of the line, Guillaume Faury said: "This facility gives us the flexibility and capacity needed to meet strong market demand, particularly for the A321neo, and supports our progress towards a production rate of 75 A320 Family aircraft per month. The line will operate in coordination with our assembly plants in Hamburg, Mobile and Tianjin, and is part of our commitment to delivering the highest quality aircraft to customers around the world."
The opening of the second line in Toulouse follows recent capacity expansions in Mobile, USA, and Tianjin, China, and marks the completion of Airbus's strategic plan to have ten final assembly lines for the entire A320 Family in operation worldwide by 2026.
- Lines in Hamburg
- 4
- Lines in Mobile
- 2
- Lines in Tianjin
- 2
- Lines in Toulouse
- 2
- Target production rate
- 75 aircraft/month
- Staff on both lines
- approx. 1,500
- Toulouse hall floor area
- 122,000 m² roughly equivalent to 500 tennis courts
- Hall dimensions
- 490×250×46 m
The new line stands next to the first line opened in July 2023, occupying the former A380 programme hall and using the same space, now enhanced with digital control, automated logistics and robotics to improve workflows and workplace ergonomics.
While around 700 people already work on the first line, the second line will gradually ramp up its capacity, bringing the combined workforce of both lines at the Jean-Luc Lagardère site to nearly 1,500 employees.
The Jean-Luc Lagardère site was built between 2002 and 2004 for the A380 programme and covers an area of 50 hectares.
According to its first-quarter 2026 results, published in late April, Airbus still expects to reach a production rate of 70 to 75 A320 Family aircraft per month by the end of 2027, before stabilising at 75 units.
At the end of May, the A320 Family backlog stood at 7,499 aircraft, of which 5,615 were for the A321neo.