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Airbus: A-320neo aircraft in the final assembly line

Toulouse, France - With the join-up of the forward and aft fuselage sections

Airbus has started final assembly of the first A-320neo aircraft at its Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse (France), with the join-up of the forward and aft fuselage sections which recently arrived from St. Nazaire in France and Hamburg in Germany, respectively. Once this phase is completed, the next stage is the wing to fuselage join-up. Overall it takes about one month to complete the final...

fra/pec - 1159065
Rome, Italy, 03/17/2014 19:04
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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