"Airbus Atlantic will increase the area of ​​its factory in Santo Tirso [district of Porto] by 5,500 square metres, expanding the industrial surface by around 30%".

According to the text, "the tender for the expansion of the building will be launched in September and the start of construction is scheduled for the first quarter of 2025", and "the new production area should be operational in the first quarter of 2026".

According to the company, the expansion "aims to respond to the significant growth of Airbus programs, given that Airbus Atlantic Portugal currently produces fuselage sections for the Airbus A320 and A350 families".

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Quoted in the statement, the general director of Airbus Atlantic Portugal, Eric Belloc, states that the company "reaffirms its confidence and recognition of Portugal's skills in the manufacture of aeronautical structures".

The company's facilities currently occupy around 20 thousand square meters on a 7.2-hectare plot of land in the Ermida industrial area, in Santo Tirso.

Airbus Atlantic Portugal employs 300 people, half of whom in the production sector are women, and "is hiring professionals for various areas, with the aim of reaching 350 employees by the end of 2024".

Airbus Atlantic employs 14,000 people worldwide in five countries and three continents, with an estimated turnover of €5.2 billion in 2024.