MOBILE, AL—Airbus is poised to announce plans for a commercial-jet assembly plant here, its first in the United States, to meet demand as North American airlines renew their fleets.

STUART, FL—Triumph Aerostructures’ Vought Aircraft Div. hopes to begin a 16,000-square-foot expansion to its assembly plant here by the end of July. The plant makes flaps for the Boeing 777.

FORT WORTH, TX—Lockheed has reached a tentative deal with a union that has been on strike for eight weeks at the defense contractor’s assembly plant here.

WASHINGTON—A 14-month Congressional investigation uncovered 1,800 cases of counterfeit electronic components for American military equipment, including missiles, targeting systems and instrument panels. All totaled, the cases involved more than 1 million bogus parts.

MELBOURNE, FL—Embraer’s assembly plant here earned its production certificate this week. The plant is equipped to assemble 100 jets annually.

WASHINGTON—The rate of scrap, rework and repair on production of Lockheed’s F-35 fighter jet is currently around 16 percent, higher than on other military aircraft programs at similar stages of production, says the Pentagon.

EVERETT, WA—Boeing has completed construction of a temporary additional 787 assembly line here—known as the “surge line”—but won’t build new Dreamliners on it until the fall.

MIDDLETOWN, CT—Pratt & Whitney has decided to assemble the engines for the Airbus A320 at its assembly plant here, preserving thousands of manufacturing jobs.

FORT WORTH, TX—Lockheed Martin is hiring temporary workers for its aircraft assembly plant here to replace striking Machinists’ union members.