Domestically Manufactured Narrowbody Passes Milestone in Mobile, Alabama
Airbus handed over a brand-new A321neo to Delta Air Lines, passing a pretty big milestone for their stateside manufacturing. The occasion was celebrated with a modest handover ceremony and photo opportunity, shared by the company's social media...but not a big enough occasion to make it on Airbus Corporate's newswire. Internal company intrigue aside (kidding), the 500th A321neo was born in the USA. That's a funny milestone to have for the quintessentially European airliner brand, who set up the line in Mobile, Alabama in 2015. Back then, the line only employed a few hundred people, a far cry from the 2,000+ that work there today.