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 ; and a step of moving the holding jig to a buffer space 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 , 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 is moved from the first riveting area and/or the second riveting area to the buffer space , and, in the buffer space , 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 ; and a step of moving the holding jig to a buffer space 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 , 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 is moved from the first riveting area and/or the second riveting area to the buffer space , and, in the buffer space , the automatic riveting machine performs the joining by the rivets. <EOS>