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Airbus Plant in the US Threatens European Sites
http://watchingamerica.com/WA/2015/09/17/airbus-plant-in-the-us-threatens-european-sites/
In the future, the final production of the A320 will be completed in a super-modern plant in the United States. According to Airbus president Bregier, assembly is especially cheap there. This is not good news for Europe.
Airbus Plant in the US Threatens European Sites
Published in Die Welt (Germany) on 13 September 2015 [link to original]
Translated from German by Sandra Alexander. Edited by Helaine Schweitzer.
Posted on September 17, 2015.
The new Airbus production in the U.S. will possibly be the cheapest for the company. Airbus president Fabrice Bregier told Welt am Sonntag newspaper that building the 320 model in the U.S. is cheaper than in Hamburg or Toulouse despite the cost of transporting parts from Europe.
Final production in the U.S. may possibly be even cheaper than production in China. The cost comparison will become apparent when production at the U.S. plant in Mobile, Alabama is fully operational. The cost of production includes not only wages, but also new production techniques.
In the opinion of the Airbus president, Europe must “really do something for its ability to compete. In France, for example, the social security contributions are much too high in comparison to Germany and Mobile.”
The Parts Will Come from Hamburg by Ship
Airbus will dedicate its expensive $600 million A320 final production plant in the U.S. this Monday. The parts will be delivered by ship from Hamburg. The first U.S. model is supposed to be delivered in spring 2016.
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The DoD is trying to sneak in a new bomber and I'll bet my next Social Security check that Boeing is going to get the order.
The new bombers are supposed to cost $550,000,000, but I will also bet my next Social Security check that $550,000,000 won't hack it. The last bomber we have built, the B-2 cost $3,000,000,000 with recent cockpit upgrades. If they build this new thing, I hope it cost less the the $50,000 per flying hour the B-2 costs.