First US-manufactured Airbus jet takes flight

Posted on 23 Mar 2016 by Michael Cruickshank

The first ever passenger jet manufactured by Airbus in the US has conducted its maiden flight this week.

The Airbus A321 was the first built for the European aerospace company at its US Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama. In a flight lasting just over 3 hours, the single-aisle medium-range passenger jet was tested on the performance of its internal systems, engines and structures. Following several more weeks of test flights, the craft will then…

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