Airbus U.S. manufacturing facility receives 50th shipset

The Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile has reached a key milestone as it has received the 50th shipset of major component assemblies (MCAs) just two years after taking delivery of the first shipset. The components will eventually become the 50th Airbus aircraft produced in the U.S.
A shipset includes front and aft fuselage sections, a vertical and horizontal tailplane, and wings. The MCAs, which are manufactured in various facilities around Europe using parts and systems from around the world (including the U.S.), are brought together and shipped from Hamburg, Germany, to the Port of Mobile and transported by road to the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility.
Since production began in 2015, Airbus has delivered 37 aircraft from Mobile to four customers: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Jetblue and Spirit. The facility will produce four aircraft a month by the fourth quarter of 2017. In addition to Mobile, Airbus delivers A320 Family aircraft from Hamburg, Germany; Toulouse, France; and Tianjin, China.