April 7 - Airbus has awarded the import clearance and export services contract for its A320 family assembly line to Mobile, Alabama based logistics company Page & Jones.
The assembly line will receive parts and assemblies from a number of countries, including the USA.
Many of the larger production materials, including the fuselage sections, tail planes and wings, will be shipped to the Port of Mobile for final delivery to Airbus' production facility at the Mobile Aeroplex.
Airbus' A320 family jetliner final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama is the company's first US-based production facility.
