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Airbus starts Belfast A220 wing-facility expansion for planned 2028 ramp-up

Airbus has begun construction of a 6,221-square-meter extension to its Belfast wing facility, increasing capacity for the A220 production ramp-up. The airframer is targeting a build rate of 13 aircraft per month for the twinjet in 2028.

Discovered 2026-08-19T03:13:42.582158-07:00 | 2026-08-19T03:13:42.582158-07:00

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The expansion adds industrial capacity for Airbus’s A220 ramp-up and supports the company’s stated target of 13 aircraft per month in 2028.
Belfast’s wing facility is a critical part of the A220 production system; its expansion signals that Airbus is investing ahead of higher output requirements.
The project provides a concrete indicator of Airbus’s manufacturing planning for the A220 as production scales.

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