8 April 2020: : In response to the current COVID-19 crisis, Airbus is temporarily suspending commercial aircraft production and assembly activities in Bremen till 27th April 2020 and in Stade till 11th April 2020, with just the key business support services continuing on the site.
However, the production work will start in Mobile this week and is expected to continue till 29th April. Certain activities will continue on site, including building and installation maintenance, aircraft maintenance, some critical product safety and customer driven operations, receipt and control of materials and components, critical administrative support and preparation of activity restart.
All on going work in Bremen and Stade in Germany and Mobile, Alabama US will be done in adherence to the required hygiene measures and social distancing.
During the past two weeks, Airbus has paused production and assembly work in France and Spain for four days to implement the necessary stringent health and safety measures. Production and assembly in France has resumed gradually since 23 March. Commercial aircraft wing production operations in the UK and commercial aircraft production activities in Spain and Canada have been temporarily paused reflecting stock levels and latest government restrictions.