American Airlines is Airbus’ largest customer for the A321 aircraft, and now the second Airbus built in Mobile is the first U.S. manufactured plane in the American Airlines fleet.
Barry Eccleston Congratulates the FAL
Barry Eccleston, the CEO of Airbus North America, offered his congratulations to the Mobile team at the First Flight post-flight ceremony.
Airbus Donation Helps To Close Childhood Hunger Gap
Airbus has donated $10,675 to the Feeding the Gulf Coast Backpack Program, giving 85 more children in Mobile County access to meals when they are not in school. The Backpack Program is a privately funded program reaching 1,200 children in south Alabama. It operates with school partners to connect children […]
Airbus Celebrates First Delivery With Picnic
The Airbus Mobile Final Assembly Line celebrated the delivery of our first U.S.-built A321 with a fantastic family picnic and baseball game between the Bay Bears vs Biloxi Shuckers.
A Little Fun From Our Local Editorial Cartoonist
AL.com’s editorial cartoonist had a little fun following the successful First Flight of an A321 at the FAL.
First US-Built A321 Exits Paint Shop
The first U.S.-built American Airlines Airbus A321 has left the paint shop at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama!
Airbus Launch Makes History In Mobile
We’ve made history! The first U.S.-built Airbus A321 recently took to the skies for its first flight, a tribute to the city of Mobile and the workers who built it, and the fulfillment of years of dreams.
First US-Built Airbus A321 Scheduled For Take-Off
The first A321 built in the States rolled out of Airbus’s Mobile, Alabama, manufacturing facility early in March, and now it’s ready for its first test flight.
First US Airbus Jetliner’s Planned First Flight
After breaking ground in 2012, the first Airbus Jetliner built in the US is soon to take wing over Alabama.
Mobile’s First Airbus Plane To Take To The Skies
Fox10 recently reported on the A321’s planned first flight, where it will be tested in ways that would not happen during a normal flight.
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