Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Boeing airbus challenge in the united states




Rivalry between Airbus and Boeing continue to taper. Currently, Airbus Boeing challenged by opening an assembly plant in Alabama, USA, Boeing took place.

Airbus to build plant worth U.S. $ 600 million that will create 1,000 jobs. Airbus factories in America will be specific to assemble A320 jet variant, the A319, A320, and A321. The plant will start operating in 2015 and delivered the first US-made jet was in 2016.

"When this place opened assembly, then we are the only manufacturer of aircraft that have aircraft assembly place in Asia, America, and Europe," said President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airbus, Fabrice Bregier, in a press release Tuesday, April 9, 2013 .

As is known, at this time, has three Airbus aircraft assembly facility, which is in Toulouse, France, which is then supported by the Hamburg, Germany, and is the second facility in Tianjin, China.

Airbus assembly facility in Alabama is an area of ​​116 hectares. The new Airbus will build 53 hectares, of which constructed the building, apron, and roads. The rest will be used for the development of future facilities.

Meanwhile, quoted by Reuters, Chief Operating Officer for Customer Airbus, John Leahy, target, in 2013, the company was awarded a contract of purchase of 750 aircraft.

According to him, the company will begin flying the A350 inaugural flight in the next three months. For that, he is optimistic that the company will earn a minimum of 80 orders for A350 aircraft.

This optimism, he continued, because Airbus has decided to replace the A350 of Nickel Cadmium batteries to lithium-ion as the safest and simplest steps to get certified.

Sources:
http://bisnis.news.viva.co.id/news/read/403661-airbus-tantang-boeing-di-amerika-serikat

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