An aircraft panel production method comprising: a step of placing and holding on a holding jig a plurality of plate-like members, each having a curved cross-sectional shape, the plate-like members overlapping to each other in the vicinity of their end portions and forming an aircraft panel having an upwardly convex curved shape; a step of joining the overlapping portions of the plurality of plate-like members together by rivets in a first riveting area; a step of moving the holding jig holding the aircraft panel with the plurality of plate-like members joined together from the first riveting area to a second riveting area; a step of joining, by rivets, a curved member which follows the curved shape of the aircraft panel to the plurality of plate-like members of the aircraft panel held by the holding jig in the second riveting area, wherein in at least one of the step of joining the overlapping portions of the plurality of plate-like members together by rivets and the step of joining the curved member by rivets, the joining by the rivets is performed by an automatic riveting machine (22,25); and a step of moving the holding jig to a buffer space (13,17) provided on a downstream side of the first riveting area and/or the second riveting area and fixing the holding jig in the buffer space (13,17), after at least one of the step of joining the overlapping portions of the plurality of plate-like members together by rivets and the step of joining the curved member by rivets, wherein the automatic riveting machine (22,25) is moved from the first riveting area and/or the second riveting area to the buffer space (13,17), and, in the buffer space (13,17), the automatic riveting machine performs the joining by the rivets. a step of placing and holding on a holding jig a plurality of plate-like members, each having a curved cross-sectional shape, the plate-like members overlapping to each other in the vicinity of their end portions and forming an aircraft panel having an upwardly convex curved shape; a step of joining the overlapping portions of the plurality of plate-like members together by rivets in a first riveting area; a step of moving the holding jig holding the aircraft panel with the plurality of plate-like members joined together from the first riveting area to a second riveting area; a step of joining, by rivets, a curved member which follows the curved shape of the aircraft panel to the plurality of plate-like members of the aircraft panel held by the holding jig in the second riveting area, wherein in at least one of the step of joining the overlapping portions of the plurality of plate-like members together by rivets and the step of joining the curved member by rivets, the joining by the rivets is performed by an automatic riveting machine (22,25); and a step of moving the holding jig to a buffer space (13,17) provided on a downstream side of the first riveting area and/or the second riveting area and fixing the holding jig in the buffer space (13,17), after at least one of the step of joining the overlapping portions of the plurality of plate-like members together by rivets and the step of joining the curved member by rivets, wherein the automatic riveting machine (22,25) is moved from the first riveting area and/or the second riveting area to the buffer space (13,17), and, in the buffer space (13,17), the automatic riveting machine performs the joining by the rivets.