Airbus Starts Work on New U.S. Factory Boeing Said Would Never Happen
- European planemaker breaks ground on new factory in Alabama
- Delivery of Mobile facility’s first plane is slated for 2020
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Airbus SE has broken ground for a new factory in Mobile, Alabama, defying predictions by archrival Boeing Co. that the plant would never be built.
By midyear, mechanics will begin assembling the first American-made A220, a single-aisle jetliner developed by Bombardier Inc. and taken over by Airbus last year. Delivery of the initial plane with made-in-the-U.S.A. label is slated for next year.