Airbus officially inaugurated a second final assembly line for the A320neo family in the Jean-Luc Lagardère building in Toulouse on Monday. This follows after the building was reconfigured from A380 assembly to producing narrowbodies over three years ago.
The vast facility was constructed between 2002 and 2004 for the A380 double-decker, but stood empty after the 251st and final aircraft was completed at the end of 2020. The building then stood empty, but Airbus
had announced in January 2020 that it would be reconfigured for the A321neo. Only a few weeks later, the plan was postponed after the pandemic broke out.
The facility, which includes a main hall for aircraft assembly and other bays for cabin fitting and engine installation, was ready for the first A321neo in early 2023. When AirInsight toured the building in February that year, the first aircraft for Pegasus Airlines was in for assembly, but work progressed at a slow pace. The building was officially inaugurated in July 2023.
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