First group of manufacturing-related
employees for assembly line in Mobile, Alabama- Airbus broke ground on its
first U.S. assembly line at Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, Alabama in April of
this year. Hiring has begun, and new employees are reporting for work.
The
first group of employees who will support the assembly process for the Airbus
A320 Family assembly line, all from the U.S. South, reported for their first
day on the job this week. The group of 10, including six manufacturing
engineers, three station managers and one quality manager, will train locally
for two months before transitioning to Hamburg, Germany to train for up to nine
months alongside their colleagues in the assembly line organization there.
Aircraft assembly in Mobile will begin in 2015, with first delivery scheduled
for 2016.
Pictured, left to right: First Row: Lindsay Thompson, Linda Taylor-Bethea, Alex Tijerina. Second Row: Robert Kincaid, Joe Martin, Stephen Beal. Third Row: Jud Newman, Josh Richter, Todd Janes, David Clay. -AirBus Americas Press Office