BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Airbus has announced the opening of a new assembly plant in the US port city of Mobile, Alabama. The plant will assemble the company’s A320 planes.
The world’s largest commercial jet-maker estimates the plant will create 1,000 new jobs. The European company hopes to strike directly at rival Boeing on its home turf, creating a springboard for future bids to win US aircraft and defense deals.
US Senator Jeff Sessions attended the announcement, praising the deal as a victory for his state. The 600 million dollar plant is set to open in 2016. It will be the second Airbus plant outside Europe making the company’s most popular jet.
(Source: CNTV.cn)
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