Airbus has awarded a contract to Comau Aerospace for the supply of the aircraft main assembly and test stations for the A319, A320 and A321 aircraft in Mobile, Alabama.
The contract will also include future expansion for the A320neo, a family of aircraft under development by Airbus.
Under the deal, Comau Aerospace will supply all jigs and tooling for the Mobile plant, with plans to open an integration centre that will provide full project support.
The new integration centre will be located near the Airbus plant in Alabama.
Comau Adaptive Solutions and Comau Aerospace chief operating officer Brad Pelachyk said that the company’s core competency is to create a solution that is right for its customer and see it through the entire process.
"We feel this is a strategic decision for both Comau and Airbus and we are pleased to have been selected as the full line integrator of this final assembly line," Pelachyk said.
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By GlobalData"We look forward to developing a long-term relationship with Airbus Americas."
In September, COMAU Aerospace secured a contract from Airbus for the realisation of the A380 Horizontal Tailplane (HTP) Transport Jig that will used to transport the HTP from Airbus plant in Puerto Real, Spain to Toulouse FAL through sea, river and road transport.
Founded in 1973, Comau is focused on manufacturing flexible, automatic systems and integrating products, processes and services that increase efficiency while lowering overall costs.
The company currently operates in 23 locations within 13 countries. It provides engineering, production processes, riveting and fastening assembly processes, jigs and tooling, automated cells and assembly line services to aerospace OEMs in the US and EU.
Image: Under the new contract, Camau will supply A320 main assembly line for Airbus. Photo: file image.
