ATW Photo Gallery: First US-built Airbus A321 delivered to JetBlue

Mark Nensel April 25, 2016

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JetBlue's new US-built A321 on the tarmac at Airbus' Mobile, Alabama, US manufacturing facility

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Chairman and CEO of Airbus Group/Chairman of Airbus Americas Allan McArtor

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Airbus COO-customers John Leahy

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Airbus COO-customers John Leahy and the new A321

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Airbus COO-customers John Leahy

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The scene at the delivery ceremony April 25, 2016

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Airbus US manufacturing facility VP and general manager Daryl Taylor

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JetBlue president and CEO Robin Hayes

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Robin Hayes and JetBlue's new A321

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JetBlue's Robin Hayes and Airbus' Daryl Taylor (L-R)

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John Leahy, Robin Hayes and Daryl Taylor with an artist's depiction of the new A321

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Airbus factory employees swarm the new A321

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And then the Airbus employees return to work

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JetBlue's new A321, aka the BluesMobile

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Proud Airbus workers pose with the BluesMobile

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The BluesMobile, April 25, 2016

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The BluesMobile close-up

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Airbus' Allan McArtor and the BluesMobile

Airbus delivered its first US-manufactured aircraft, an A321, to JetBlue Airways on April 25, 2016.

Mark Nensel

Mark Nensel is the Managing Editor of Aviation Daily. Prior to taking the helm of daily production of Aviation Week's commercial aviation newsletter…

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