Airbus Would Build Air Tankers And Jetliners In Alabama
PARIS (AP) — Airbus says it will build an assembly plant for civilian and military aircraft in Mobile, Alabama, if its partner Northrop Grumman wins an Air Force order for air tankers.
Airbus and Boeing are competing for a $40 billion contract to build 179 planes, with more likely.
The Air Force is set to award the contract on Jan. 31.
Airbus says construction could start as soon as this year on an airplane factory that would employ more than 1,000 people. Airbus already has an engineering center in Mobile for 150 employees.
