Responding to strong demand from airlines and lessors, Airbus is ramping up all its commercial aircraft programmes. The company’s industrial capability is growing fast, around the world – including two new A320 Family final assembly lines, in China and the US. The largest member of that family, the A321neo, is at the heart of this story.
Fun fact: an Airbus A320 Family aircraft takes off or lands somewhere in the world every two seconds. The programme has notched up nearly 20,000 orders. Moreover, in October 2025, it became the most delivered airliner type in history. The widebody market is also in robust shape, stoking demand for the Airbus A330neo and A350 Family. As supply chain delays have begun to ease post-pandemic, Airbus is executing an historic production ramp-up.
The A321neo, a firm favourite
Airbus is increasing production of all its civil aircraft programmes. The ramp-up focuses principally on reaching an output of 75 A320 Family aircraft every month in 2027, while maintaining the on-time, on-quality delivery customers expect.
This ‘rate 75’ is civil aerospace’s highest-ever production level, and it’s uniting Airbus, its affiliates and the entire supply chain in a mammoth push to reach it.
Airbus’ current backlog includes over 7,000 A320neo Family aircraft. The big story behind rate 75 is the runaway success of the A321neo in its standard, long range (LR) and extra long range (XLR) configurations. The largest member of the A320 Family has rapidly become an industry favourite, accounting for around two-thirds of the Family order book. Its popularity in terms of sales volume and speed is the dominant factor in Airbus’ decision to increase narrowbody production. (....)