# Airbus begins major component assembly for A321XLR

Airbus sites are gearing up for the Major Component Assembly phase of the A321XLR, with parts production underway. The first forward fuselage, center and rear fuselage sections, and wings will be assembled in 2021, with final assembly in Hamburg later in the year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-02-02
- Where: Nantes, France; Hamburg, Germany, France
- Starts operating: Q3 2021
- Status: under construction
- Products: A321XLR aircraft, aircraft components
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [airbus.com](https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/news/2021-02-airbus-sites-gear-up-for-the-a321xlrs-major-component-assembly-phase), 2021-02-02: "The production of components for the first A321XLR flight-test aircraft is progressing through the sites all across the world, for large and small components as well as systems."

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