Deutsche Aircraft has locked in Hexcel as a long-term composite supplier for the D328eco, tying the airframer’s industrialisation plan to a dedicated materials partner. The agreement covers advanced composite solutions for primary and secondary structures in the 40-seat regional turboprop, with Berlin as the launch point for a program aimed at European design, certification and production.
The deal matters because the airframe material strategy now sits alongside the aircraft’s structural development, not downstream of it. Hexcel’s role extends to composite integration for the D328eco airframe, aligning supply, qualification and manufacturing readiness before first test flights later in 2026 and the planned Q4 2027 entry into service.
For operators and suppliers, the signal is clear: the D328eco is moving deeper into industrial execution, with materials choices now embedded in the program’s certification and production path.