American Airlines receives first US-produced Airbus aircraft on 17-May-2016

American Airlines announced (17-May-2016) it took delivery of its first A321 aircraft from the Airbus US manufacturing facility on 17-May-2016 in Mobile, Alabama. Airbus anticipates delivering four aircraft per month from the Mobile plant by the end of 2017. The initial deliveries will all be A320 family aircraft with the current engine option (ceo), but will begin transitioning to new engine option (neo) derivatives in late 2017. [more - original PR]