Airbus chooses Leonardo to provide a part of the 250 fuselage | EUROtoday

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Leonardo gained the manufacturing of the rear part of the Irbus A220 fuselage, the regional plane with a single hall of the producer of Toulouse acknowledged for his effectivity and sustainability. The announcement was confirmed by Valerio Moro, the brand new CEO of Airbus Italia, throughout a gathering with the press, a contract that consolidates the strategic collaboration between the 2 corporations. The task by Airbus of the brand new and strategic dedicated dedicated to the aerostructure division of the Italian group is a part of an extended -term program because the regional aircraft has an orders portfolio on the finish of April 2025 of over 900 orders from greater than 30 clients, of which over 410 have been delivered.

The task strengthens the connection between Leonardo and the European Civil Aviation big and which is able to translate into an vital workload for the Campania factories, specifically these of Pomigliano d’Arco and Nola: the primary will probably be devoted to engineering, the latter will host the precise manufacturing.

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The begin of the actions is foreseen after the summer season, with the definition of contracts with suppliers, purposeful to the industrialization of the brand new part. The completion of the primary unit is scheduled for 2027, however the plan gives for progressive development, with at the least seven models within the following 24-30 months. For Leonardo, the presence within the A220 program is strengthened, the place the corporate is already the only provider of the vertical and horizontal facilities in composite, merchandise in Foggia.

“It is a new chapter in a strategic and long -term collaboration with Leonardo, one of our main partners in Italy” mentioned the CEO of Valerio Moro, underlining how Airbus is “proud to contribute to the development of territorial technological excellence, safeguarding the production skills and offering further opportunities to the local indictment”.

Leonardo’s place additionally consolidates the place of Leonardo within the world panorama of aerostructures: the manufacturing of fusoliere for the A321, the Airbus finest vendor, has been one of many prime specializations of the Italian business for many years and the know-how matured in Campania manufacturing websites was decisive for the selection of Airbus. In 2024, Airbus delivered 602 planes of the320 household to develop from 571 in 2023.