Deutsche Aircraft has completed the structural topping-out of its Leipziger final assembly building for the D328eco regional turboprop and plans to take possession of the plant by year‑end. The milestone advances the programme’s industrialisation and series‑production readiness ahead of certification and deliveries.
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Structure complete and handover by year‑end moves the D328eco from construction into production fit‑out, a key step toward series production and certification.
The Leipzig final‑assembly line is part of a global industrialisation plan: rear fuselage assemblies will be sourced from three Indian suppliers, underscoring cross‑border supply‑chain integration and logistics dependencies (see rear fuselage suppliers here: https://hype.aero/?story=f7ac4681-7076-4e52-be07-55f2b0918a13).
The plant supports concurrent development and systems integration work already contracted to partners — including Akkodis — and underpins ambitions for mission variants such as the D328MR, linking manufacturing progress directly to certification and market positioning (see Akkodis partnership: https://hype.aero/?story=a38c1c52-832e-4bde-a1bd-92368b0722a5 and D328MR variant: https://hype.aero/?story=ef2c5ffb-dfe6-433e-825d-d2aff242ef09).
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• Dominic Perry
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