26-Apr-2016 9:21 AM
Airbus hands over first US-made A320 to JetBlue
Airbus marked (25-Apr-2016) the official handover of its first A320 family aircraft produced at the Airbus US Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama. The aircraft was delivered to JetBlue. The landmark delivery comes just over three years since Airbus officially broke ground at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley site in Apr-2013. Final assembly operations commenced in the summer of 2015, with the aircraft performing its maiden flight in Mar-2016. Currently, nine other A320 family aircraft are in production at the facility in addition to the A321 delivered today to JetBlue. The Airbus US Manufacturing Facility is expected to produce four aircraft per month by the end of 2017. [more - original PR]