4th July 2012
European aerospace Airbus on 2 July 2012 announced to build its first US assembly Plant in Alabama to compete with Boeing. The Alabama plant costs around 600 million dollar. It will employ around 1000 people and likely to be complete till 2017.
Previously, Airbus had planned to manufacture refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force in Alabama. But its parent company, the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. had lost the contract to Boeing in 2011. Boeing is already present in Alabama and its employing 2700 people in defense and rocket operations.
Airbus appears to increase its A320 production while Boeing is producing its 737. Airbus A320 directly competes with Boeing 737. Both companies are placing new, more fuel-efficient engines on the planes to extend their request as airlines try to cut fuel costs. Airbus had the facility in Mobile to design and install the interior items like seats and cabin equipment for its big planes, this facility would likely employ around 230 people.
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