Airbus A320 U.S. Manufacturing Facility: Employee Training

Go behind the scenes as employees for Airbus’ first U.S. manufacturing facility.

Airbus
Jun 23, 2015

Go behind the scenes as employees for Airbus’ first U.S. manufacturing facility — which will begin producing A319, A320 and A321 jetliners in Mobile, Alabama during 2015 — undergo on-the-job training at the company’s Hamburg, Germany site. 

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