# Airbus expands aircraft door plant in Querétaro, Mexico

Airbus announced a two-year expansion of its plant in Querétaro, Mexico, which builds aircraft doors. The expansion includes 2,040 square meters of new space and investments of approximately $6.25 million in riveting machines and $195 million in a piano hinge drilling machine, with construction concluding in early 2024 and other adjustments by end of 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-09-09
- Where: Querétaro, Mexico, Mexico
- Value: $201.3M
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: increase from 413,000 to 657,000 work hours per year by 2027
- Products: aircraft doors
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [a21.com.mx](https://a21.com.mx/aeronautica/2022/09/09/inicia-airbus-expansion-de-su-planta-en-queretaro-4/), 2022-09-09: "La planta tendrá una extensión de 2,040 metros cuadrados y la construcción concluirá a principios de 2024."

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