Articles Tagged with ''Airbus''

MOBILE, AL—A bond issue totaling $260 million has been secured to help fund construction of Airbus’ assembly plant here. The bond will be repaid by lease payments from the A320 final assembly line already under construction.

MOBILE, AL—Airbus is advertising two new professional positions for its assembly plant under construction here. Specifically, the company is looking for an avionics installation station coordinator and a mechanical installation station coordinator.

A test-centric assembly process would have helped Boeing and Airbus avoid problems with their new aircraft.

MOBILE, AL—Airbus is looking to hire a manager of health, safety and environment for its new assembly plant under construction here.

MOBILE, AL—Airbus will begin construction of its assembly plant here April 8. Aircraft production is set to begin in 2015 with the first aircraft delivery in 2016.

PARIS—Airbus has won a record order worth $23.8 billion from Indonesia’s Lion Air for 234 medium-haul A320 jets.

PARIS—Airbus may add another assembly line for the new A350 wide-body jet to meet rising demand. With more than 600 orders placed for the jet, Airbus is considering adding capacity.

MOBILE, AL—Airbus has posted the first job opening for its new assembly plant here. The company is looking to hire a human resources director in early 2013.

TOULOUSE, France—Airbus has opened the assembly line for its new A350 XWB composite airliner, the company’s answer to the Boeing 787.

WICHITA, KS—Airbus plans to double the $12 billion it now spends with U.S. suppliers amid strong airplane sales, explaining that the company has a backlog that is “disturbingly healthy.”