Airbus spreads its wings - making same plane on 3 continents
Dallas
WITH little fanfare, Airbus SE is about to mark an unusual milestone in aviation: simultaneous production of the same aircraft on three continents. The company will hand over the first A320 to roll out of its Mobile, Alabama, assembly plant on Aug 25, meaning that North America will join Europe and Asia in producing the most popular airliner in the world.
The Alabama facility opened in 2015 and has thus far produced three dozen of Airbus's larger A321. The first US-built A320 will be handed over on Friday to Spirit Airlines Inc, whic…
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