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Airbus Plans Big A320 Rate Hike in Alabama
The European airframer expects to increase A320 production to seven per month by the start of 2021.
Airbus now builds five A320s per month at its plant in Mobile, Alabama. (Photo: Airbus)
Airbus now builds five A320s per month at its plant in Mobile, Alabama. (Photo: Airbus)

Airbus plans to increase its A320 production rate at its plant in Mobile, Alabama, from five to seven per month by the start of next year, the company announced Thursday. The increase will help Airbus meet its goal of producing 63 A320-family aircraft per month at its four assembly sites in 2021. The company said the production rate boost and continued recruiting for the A220 manufacturing team will result in the addition of 275 employees at the U.S. facility over the next year. Airbus added 600 new jobs at the Alabama site last year.