Airbus has announced another significant milestone in the building of the first A321XLR: the nose and front fuselage assembly has started in France, following the earlier accomplishment of the completion of the center wing box.
Less than two months after the start of structural assembly of the rear and center fuselages in Germany, Airbus teams are taking another significant production step with the structural assembly and installation of systems equipment of the nose and front fuselages at its Saint-Nazaire facility in Western France.
Six fuselage sections arrived by road convoy at Airbus Saint-Nazaire from STELIA Aerospace on July 1. Here, including system equipment and flight test instrument, they will be assembled in the third quarter of 2021.
“This is a key milestone for the A321XLR. We are on track to support the aircraft’s entry into service by 2023” said Martin Schnoor, Head of the A321XLR Program Development Airframe Program.
