Airbus to up rate in Mobile

MOBILE, Ala. - Airbus has announced it is increasing the production rate of A320 series aircraft at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility to seven per month by the beginning of 2021. This increase, and continued recruiting for A220 manufacturing, will result in a further 275 jobs being added at the Mobile facility over the next year, putting it at more than 1,000 employees by the end of 2019. In addition, Airbus will invest another $40 million through construction of an additional support hangar on the site, bringing its total investment to more than $1 billion in Mobile. The increase in rate in Mobile is part of the company's plan to produce 63 A320 series aircraft per month in 2021. The announcement comes on top of growth in 2019, when the company added 600 new jobs at the manufacturing site. (Source: Airbus, 01/09/20)