AP Source: Airbus plans factory in Alabama Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 08:26 p.m., Wednesday, June 27, 2012 European plane maker Airbus intends to build its first U.S. plant in Mobile, Ala., a person with knowledge of the plans told The Associated Press on Wednesday. An Alabama plant would enable Airbus to produce planes squarely in the territory of archrival Boeing Co.