GE Aviation provides boost to Alabama aerospace sector with Auburn facility (with video)
AUBURN, Alabama – The Alabama aerospace sector is getting a lift from GE Aviation’s latest project – a $75 million facility making jet engine components in Auburn that will create as many as 400 jobs once it ramps up to full production. GE Aviation says the 300,000-square-foot plant will produce precision, super-alloy machined parts for…
Rising exports of Alabama-made goods expand state’s role in global economy
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — “Made In Alabama” increasingly translates as “Sold Around The Globe” as exports of Alabama-made goods have posted solid gains in recent years. Alabama companies shipped their products to 188 countries in 2012, a record year for exports for the state. With overseas shipments of automobiles leading the way, exports from Alabama have…
Developers launch AlabamaAerosupply, a website for aerospace suppliers
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — A group of economic development organizations across Alabama have come together to launch AlabamaAerosupply, a website for aerospace suppliers interested in a facility location near the Airbus final assembly line. Airbus broke ground on its first U.S.-based assembly line at Mobile Brookley Aeroplex on Monday, April 8. The new Airbus Alabama assembly line will…
Airbus breaks ground for first U.S. assembly line in Alabama
MOBILE, Alabama — As community leaders, elected officials, suppliers, construction officials and more spoke at the Airbus groundbreaking for the company’s first U.S. final assembly line (FAL) this morning, each concluded their remarks with the same theme: “It is a groundbreaking day.” It is a groundbreaking day for Airbus, as it expands its global footprint…
Safran Engineering Services, first Alabama Airbus supplier, marks opening in Mobile
MOBILE, Alabama –- The first Airbus supplier to land in Mobile Brookley Aeroplex, Safran Engineering Services, did some celebrating of its own today before the aviation giant staged a groundbreaking ceremony at the site where it will produce the A320 family of passenger jets. At a grand-opening ceremony this morning, Bruno Bernard, chief executive of…
Mobile Brookley Aeroplex positioned to be anchor in growing aerospace corridor
MOBILE, Alabama – Mobile Brookley Aeroplex, where Airbus is constructing a $600 million passenger jet assembly line, is positioned to become the anchor of an expanding Gulf Coast aviation and aerospace corridor. Airbus’ final assembly line at the Brookley complex will produce the A320 family of narrow-body jetliners, with the first customer delivery taking place…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signs legislation meant to help land Airbus suppliers
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Governor Robert Bentley today signed legislation aimed at attracting thousands of additional jobs to Alabama. The Alabama Commercial Aviation Business Improvement Act will help the state recruit more aerospace industry suppliers. Those suppliers are expected to locate in the region as Airbus builds its first U.S.-based production facility in Mobile. Groundbreaking for the…
Alabama-made Mercedes-Benz M-Class to get armored version
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Mercedes-Benz is producing an armored version of its Alabama-made M-Class, a heavy security model called the M-Guard that starts at around $135,000. According to a report on al.com, the base of the M-Guard will be at the company’s Vance plant and modifications made at another location. The model is reinforced with bulletproof…
Honda shows off Alabama-made 2014 Acura MDX in New York
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — The first Alabama-made 2014 Acura MDX sport utility should move into production at Honda’s manufacturing plant in Lincoln at the end of April, plant officials said after the model debuted at the New York International Auto Show today. The redesigned Alabama-made 2014 Acura MDX is quicker, more aerodynamic and features a new…
How it will be made in Alabama: Airbus A320 production, from start to finish
MOBILE, Alabama — What will Airbus A320 production on the aviation giant’s final assembly line at Mobile Brookley Aeroplex look like? A video from Airbus paints a picture of how the A320 family of aircraft produced in Alabama could come together in the company’s new $600 million facility beginning in 2015. In the video, an A320 family jetliner is…
