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Airbus Said to Plan First U.S. Plant
PARIS — Airbus, the European plane maker, plans to build its first assembly line in the United States in Mobile, Ala., in an aggressive foray into the world’s largest market for single-aisle airplanes, people with knowledge of the plan said on Wednesday. The plan involves an investment of several hundred million dollars in a plant on Boeing’s home turf that could eventually assemble dozens of Airbus’s popular 150-seat A320 jets each year. Details were expected to be announced as early as Monday,… (www.nytimes.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
After Airbus denied plans, Boeing has responded with a counterattack - There sure is a lot of smoke everyone should look for some fire.
Airbus has been talking about Mobile, Alabama for almost a decade now. First it was to be the plant for the USAF tanker, which they didn't get.
You mean, was taken away from them...
Well, rightfully so, the government stepped in and pulled rank, giving Boeing the Tanker contract; then Boeing screwed Wichita by moving the production elswhere so they have this coming. You reap what you sow. Hindsight being 20-20, Airbus was offering a better product to the USAF. Just sayin'.
Airbus offered a more capable product the USG didn't need; if they were after capability Boeing would have offered 777KC instead of 767KC. The USG made it clear the competition was on price and price alone after the minimum requirements were satisfied, and Boeing won on price.
You are correct but Boeing still screwed Wichita and that can't be denied!!
Jobs are jobs and these are good jobs. Now if we can just get Wal-Mrt to stop selling cheap Chinese crap maybe the AMERICAN job market will expand.