# Airbus plans new factory near Toulouse for engine masts

Airbus announced plans to build a new factory in Cornebarrieu, near Toulouse, France, to manufacture engine masts. The site, named 'Saint-Éloi of the future', will employ 3,500 people and involve an investment of over €600 million. Commissioning is expected in 2031.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-11-10
- Where: Cornebarrieu, near Toulouse, France
- Value: $630.0M (600.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 3,500
- Starts operating: 2031
- Status: announced
- Capacity: over 200,000 square meters
- Products: engine masts
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Airbus](https://endata.com/companies/1653.md)

## Sources

- [notitiaplatform.com](https://www.notitiaplatform.com/en/article/w9xt24w), 2026-11-10: "Airbus announced on Tuesday the commissioning, in 2031, of an additional factory in France, near Toulouse, which should employ 3,500 people."
- [b92.net](https://www.b92.net/biz/svet/vesti/283757/erbas-odlucio-gde-ce-izgraditi-novu-fabriku-za-vise-od-600-miliona-evra/vest), 2026-11-10: "Nova fabrika prostiraće se na više od 200.000 kvadratnih metara i proizvodiće nosače motora, strukturne komponente koje povezuju avionski motor sa krilom."

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