Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Airbus Mobile delivers 100th jetliner

100th plane on its first flight in November.
Airbus photo
MOBILE, Ala. - Airbus has delivered its 100th aircraft from the company’s U.S. Manufacturing Facility at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley. The A320neo, serial number (MSN) 8580, was delivered to Frontier Airlines. The aircraft features two horses, Meadow and West, on its tailplane. Airbus’ Mobile facility is delivering four A320 series aircraft per month and has delivered to eight U.S.-based customers so far, including Air Lease Corporation, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines. Airbus has three other A320 production facilities in Hamburg, Germany; Tianjin, China; and Toulouse, France. (Source: Airbus, 12/11/18)