Overview

• The newly inaugurated line adds about 350,000 square feet of manufacturing, office and logistics space, plus new hangars, paint shops, a distribution center and a welcome center.
• Mobile’s A320 output is reported to double to roughly 16 aircraft per month, taking total campus capacity to about 20 per month including four A220 jets.
• Airbus says the project creates roughly 1,000 jobs, lifting current headcount above 2,000 and projecting up to about 3,100 workers during the ramp-up, with additional roles at full capacity.
• The expansion received more than $51 million in state and local incentives through job and investment credits and tax abatements.
• Company leaders tie the Mobile build-out to clearing a backlog of about 7,100 A320-family orders as part of a broader global ramp that also includes growth in Tianjin, China.