Saturday, August 10, 2024 Mobile’s Airbus delivers its 500th aircraft, marking a major milestone as the facility expands with a new assembly line and workforce growth. Airbus recently marked a significant milestone by delivering its 500th aircraft from its Mobile, Alabama production facility. This milestone aircraft was fittingly delivered to Delta Air Lines, a major American carrier.
The Mobile facility first opened its doors in 2015 as Airbus’s inaugural commercial aircraft production site in the United States. Initially, the plant was equipped to produce only the A320 family of aircraft. However, in 2017, Airbus enhanced the production capabilities of the site to include the A220 model.
Within the first five years, the facility had successfully delivered over 180 aircraft from the A320 family to eight different customers. By September 2020, the Mobile facility was nearing the completion of its first A220 aircraft manufactured in the U.S.
Earlier this week, Airbus commemorated the delivery of their 500th aircraft, an A321neo, at their Alabama facility. The aircraft was handed over to Delta Air Lines. To mark this milestone, numerous employees gathered for a celebratory photo with the new aircraft.
Airbus shared the moment on social media, highlighting the event..
