Airbus increases Jobs In United States

Airbus in North America is adding jobs at its Alabama and Kansas sites due to demand for design work on the A350 and A330F.

Strengthened by a growing demand for design work on the A350, A330F and other models of Airbus North America Engineering (ANAE) is set to put in 80 new engineering jobs at its Wichita, Kan., site and is in front of schedule with expansion plans at its Mobile, Alabama, facility.

In addition, Airbus supposed that the new hires will “permit us to do repair engineering as well the first time we had that ability in the United States. Currently that office is tied in directly with our engineers in the U.K. and will continue to do so.”

Now, the work force at ANAE Wichita stands at 201, having grown-up from 40 when the site opened in 2002, and is place to grow close to 300 with the addition of new office facilities, structure of which is due to begin later this year. Employment is at the second facility; ANAE Mobile opened in 2007, has now attained the 150-mark, and is set to grow as added interiors design work comes in.

Airbus recognized the Wichita site to capitalize on the local talent puddle of design engineers and set up the capability to support design and stress work on wings for both the existing and new models of Airbus, together with the A350. The Mobile site, recognized in tandem with the thrust to build up an A330 tanker for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-X competition, as well as associated plans to stand a final assembly line there for the A330F, is generally focused on aircraft interiors and cargo system design work.

Barry Eccleston, president and CEO of Airbus Americas, told, “…At present, with two American engineering facilities, we can work crosswise the time zones, in tandem with our European colleagues, optimizing our research and development competence. Airbus is a main example of global industry investment in the U.S. economy.”

In addition to taking advantage of U.S. engineering skill, the development forms of Airbus’ over-arching tactical plan to grow the percentage share of its U.S. dollar-based business.

According to Airbus in 2008 it exhausted $10 billion with U.S. suppliers in more than 40 states, interpreting into support of more than 180,000 American jobs.