Obama Allows Airbus To Have Factories in the US - First Plane Complete
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Date: April 26, 2016 12:27PM
Mobile, Alabama (CNN)Just three years after Airbus broke ground on its Mobile, Alabama, factory, the company has reached a major milestone, delivering its first ever airliner assembled in the U.S.
Dubbed, "BluesMobile," JetBlue's new A321ceo airliner rolled out Monday in front of an enthusiastic crowd of employees, JetBlue customers, VIPs and locals.
"Today is aviation history," said Jeff Martin, JetBlue executive vice president of operations.
Assembly line workers marched together with the University of South Alabama marching band chanting, "Here we go JetBlue, here we go!"
"We never thought we'd see Airbus airplanes being built in the U.S. in my lifetime," said John Leahy, Airbus chief operating officer -- customers.