Airbus is targeting a 2030 launch for its next-generation single-aisle programme, the successor to the A320 family, as it continues work on technologies needed for the aircraft. Chief executive Guillaume Faury has indicated the company is still maturing key systems but is preparing for a programme launch later this decade and entry into service in the second half of the 2030s.
The plan fits Airbus’s long-term narrowbody replacement strategy and follows several years of preparation on wings, industrial methods and digital design tools. Industry coverage has described Airbus as building a digital backbone since 2018 to support the next aircraft generation before formal launch.
The timing is commercially significant because the A320 family is Airbus’s best-selling single-aisle line and a central part of its deliveries, revenue and production planning. A 2030 launch target gives airlines, suppliers and engine makers a clearer window for when the next major narrowbody competition may begin.