Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility
It’s a bright Thursday morning in early June and Customer Manager Tom Reed has a busy day ahead of him. The biggest item on the schedule: a final cabin inspection with representatives of JetBlue. The cabin layout to be inspected just happens to be the airline’s newest, called the “Mint […]
Airbus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a group of airlines under which the company will deliver 430 new aircraft. The commitment, announced at the Dubai Airshow, comprises 273 A320neos and 157 A321neos worth a combined $49.5 billion at list prices. Indigo Partners’ four portfolio airlines committed to […]
The leadership team of the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility recently participated in a team builder with purpose: packing backpacks of food for Feeding the Gulf Coast’s program. The program provides food for students who may not otherwise have meals on weekends. The team said, “Studies show students need a good […]
On a warm but breezy Fall day, dozens of Team Mobile members gathered with family and friends for the second Family Day at the U.S. Manufacturing Facility. On Saturday, October 21, from 2 until 6pm, attendees took tours, bounced in inflatables, climbed climbing walls, and viewed vintage aircraft. A wide array of […]
On a sunny day in San Diego, California, Tim Strachan took his young family aboard the USS Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. A welder in the US Navy, Mr. Strachan knew a thing or two about the many aircraft that lined the decks of the “Big E,” as […]
After surpassing quality, technology and safety standards in all disciplines of aircraft production, the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility has earned EN/AS 9100 certification. Airbus Quality Surveillance Supervisor Thierry Coutand presented a certificate recognizing the EN/AS 9100 achievement to the Mobile team who led the certification process. “The EN/AS 9100 certification […]
The Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility is delighted to have sponsored Mobile’s first Girls in Aviation Day event! A large group of local girls were able to experience the excitement of aviation with a tour of our A320 manufacturing facility among many other STEM activities. Thanks to the help of Airbus […]
From zero to 50 in two years would be bad if talking about automobile acceleration, but when talking about A320 Family aircraft production in the U.S., the timing is just right. The Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile has reached a key milestone as it has received the 50th shipset […]
Aircraft Joins the Spirit Airlines Fleet Previous Deliveries of 36 Aircraft to Four Customers Were A321 Model The first delivery of an A320 aircraft from the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility has taken place in Mobile, Alabama, USA. The aircraft, delivered to Spirit Airlines, is the 37th overall delivery from the U.S. facility […]
Want to know what it is like to go on the test flight of a brand new A321? Click play for a quick behind-the-scenes look at a test flight: sit in on a pre-flight briefing, come aboard and fly with our pilots and crew as we put the aircraft through […]
