MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – Airbus says it will fulfill two new aircraft orders at an expanding manufacturing operation on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The European aircraft maker said Thursday that 120 passenger aircraft ordered by JetBlue Airways and the start-up airline Moxy will be built in a new factory near the company’s existing plant in Mobile, Alabama. The company says…
Boeing is laying off some four-thousand workers in Washington State as it deals with pressure from Airbus: “Staffing reductions through mid-year, including hundreds of executives and managers, are projected to total approximately 4,000 positions — none of which involve involuntary layoffs. We’ve been able to reduce staffing levels through attrition, leaving open positions unfilled, and voluntary layoffs. We’ll only…
European aircraft maker Airbus says the inaugural test flight of its first airplane made in the United States was a success. The A321 passenger jet took off Monday from the company’s new plant in Mobile, Alabama. The three-hour flight over the Gulf of Mexico was to include a series of maneuvers and tests of all the airplane’s operating systems. The…
