Rotorcraft
Substantial Airbus Marignane Site Expansion Underway
Around 60% of facility to be redeveloped via €230 million investment
Airbus Rotors and Transmissions Centre of Excellence in Marignane, France.
Airbus Rotors and Transmissions Centre of Excellence in Marignane, France.

As Airbus Helicopters’ orders continue to rise, significant redevelopment work is underway at the airframer’s Rotors and Transmissions Centre of Excellence in Marignane, France. A €230 million (about $270 million) investment will see around 60% of the existing site substantially altered by 2028, allowing Airbus to expand and optimize its elementary parts production.

The first stone has already been laid for a new 31,000-sq-m (333,681-sq-ft) building at the heart of the complex, set to be the site’s biggest. This will supersede many older buildings approaching obsolescence, some up to 70 years old. Head of new projects Jean-Louis Gaud explained that the new factory aims to “reshape, and transform completely, the activity of elementary parts machining” through increased automation, digitization, and production optimization.