Airbus, Italy (with Leonardo) will produce another section of the220. Waiting for the European super-drone

Italy will churn out another piece of the Irbus A220, the latest generation single corridor plane for short and medium flights increasingly requested by airlines all over the world. The European aerospace giant has entrusted to Leonardo the production of the rear section of the 4th of the220 which will be added to what the Italian group already does for the same specimen: the horizontal and vertical stabilizer.

Deliveries from 2027

This was confirmed by Valerio Moro, head of Airbus in our country. It is not clear, at the moment, where the segment will be made, but it should be the factories of Nola/Pomigliano d’Arco. « The first deliveries are expected in 2027, the preparations have already started, » says the manager. This piece has a dual function: on the one hand it will help Airbus increase overall production, on the other it will support the further development of the220 (in the variants -100 and -300).

The Canadian project

It is a project that European society has detected for a dollar from the Canadian Bombardier – which was struggling to sell it – relaunching it and collecting 904 orders so far (418 those already delivered to customers). For the A220 – a aircraft present in the Ita Airways fleet – there is a production of 14 aircraft per month in 2026, while that of the321 – another flagship of which Leonardo has long made a piece of the front fuselage, section 14a – will rise to 75 per month in 2027.

Prices

For the A220, the latest list prices are between 81 and 92 million dollars (it depends on the variant). Including the impact of the significant discounts that are always there, according to analysts consulted by Courier The average real price is 36-40 million. Even if on these valibus values ​​it does not confirm since these are private negotiations between producer and airline.

« Growth investments »

« This is another chapter of the strategic and long -term collaboration we have with Leonardo, » explains Moro. « Airbus has increased the supplies from the peninsula by 30% compared to the Pre Covid period, contributing to the development of territorial technological excellence ».
AIRBUS – which has several projects in common with Leonardo: ATR for the turboelic plane, MBDA for missile systems, NH90 for the military helicopter, the Eurofighter combat aircraft – in Italy it has more than 180 direct employees and over 13,500 people who work in the survey.

The various agreements with Leonardo

« Italy is among the first 10 countries suppliers of Airbus worldwide – continues Moro -, with a growing presence in all three of our divisions: Commercial Aircraft, Helicopters, Defense and Space ». And soon another piece will be added: « Male Rpas », the European joint program of the remotely piloted aircraft, that is, the drones. He was launched by Airbus Defense and Space with Leonardo and Dassault Aviation. «Italy will deal with several aspects. Among other things there is Airbus Italia (the Airbus Space and Defgence spaced space, editor’s note) which focuses on the development of broadband satellite antenna, « comments Moro. Debut? « At the moment we are in the finalization of the design. »