Airbus breaks ground on U.S. A220 manufacturing facility

Jan. 17, 2019
MOBILE, Ala., - Airbus’ American manufacturing contiued to grow this week as construction of the company’s A220 Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Ala., officially launched with a groundbreaking ceremony. The assembly line willproduce the A220 passenger aircraft.
MOBILE, Ala., - Airbus’ American manufacturing contiued to grow this week as construction of the company’s A220 Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Ala., officially launched with a groundbreaking ceremony. The assembly line willproduce the A220 passenger aircraft.

Tom Enders, CEO of Airbus, and Guillaume Faury, President Airbus Commercial Aircraft led the celebration and welcomed approximately 700 attendees including Airbus and other industry executives, Airbus manufacturing employees, state and national dignitaries, and local community leaders.

The new assembly line, which is the company’s second U.S.-based commercial aircraft production facility, will be located at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley adjacent to the A320 Family production line and will facilitate assembly of A220-100 and A220-300 aircraft for U.S. customers. Aircraft production is planned to begin in Q3 2019; with first delivery of a Mobile-assembled A220 aircraft scheduled for 2020. The new A220 production facilities will be complete by next year.

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