HJR 28 Summary

• Expresses Alabama Legislature's support for continued Airbus manufacturing operations at the Brookley Industrial Complex in Mobile County, which directly employs over 1,250 engineers and production technicians.

• Highlights Airbus investments totaling $940 million, including a $600 million A320 facility opened in 2015 that has delivered over 164 Alabama-made aircraft and a $300 million A220 facility with production beginning in 2020.

• Notes Airbus announced a $40 million investment in 2020 to increase A320 production to seven aircraft per month by 2021 and plans to add 275 jobs over the next year.

• States Airbus supports over 275,000 American jobs and spends approximately $15 billion annually with hundreds of U.S. suppliers, including many in Alabama.

• Urges the President of the United States and U.S. Trade Representative to maintain current trade policy by not applying tariffs on imported aerospace components and assemblies from Europe.