Aircraft
Airbus Breaks Ground on A220 Plant in U.S.
CEO Tom Enders led the celebration for the new plant in Mobile, Alabama.
Airbus executives and Alabama and Mobile public officials celebrate the start of construction of the U.S. A220 assembly facility. (Photo: Airbus)
Airbus executives and Alabama and Mobile public officials celebrate the start of construction of the U.S. A220 assembly facility. (Photo: Airbus)

Airbus broke ground on a new assembly line for its A220 narrowbody in Mobile, Alabama, on Wednesday, giving the company a still stronger foothold in the U.S. even as forces of protectionism and nationalism threaten to disrupt free trade.