2016 Farnborough Airshow displays latest aircraft (photo gallery)
LONDON — The Farnborough International Airshow is one of the biggest events on the global aerospace industry calendar, a recognized platform for deal-making and relationship-building that drives billions of dollars in transactions. The 2014 installment of the air show saw deals valued at more than $200 million, and this year’s event is likely to follow…
SES Alabama operation expanding rapidly as MRO business grows
LONDON — Science and Engineering Services Inc. is well under way with a major expansion of its Alabama operations, a $70 million, 450-job project announced two years ago during the Farnborough International Airshow in London. Today, as world aerospace industry leaders and others — including an economic development team from Alabama, led by Governor Robert…
Rich in history, Alabama aerospace industry climbing to new heights
The Alabama aerospace industry first took flight with the Wright Brothers and later flew to the moon with NASA’s Saturn V rocket. It has has now added passenger jet assembly and next-generation manufacturing technologies to a wide array of capabilities. With industry officials gathered in London for the Farnborough International Airshow, it’s time to take…
Airbus Alabama facility primes for production ramp-up
Now that the first Alabama-made airplanes are rolling off the assembly line at the Airbus manufacturing plant in Mobile and taking to the skies, the big question is: What’s next? Plenty. In fact, the global plane maker has only just begun to make its mark on Mobile and Alabama, according to business leaders and market…
Boeing’s Alabama operations boost key space, defense programs
A longtime pillar of Alabama’s aerospace industry, Boeing continues to break ground in the state. Whether it’s designing commercial aircraft, developing missile weapons systems, or testing for next-generation, human-rated rockets, the aviation juggernaut’s Alabama operations figure prominently into building U.S. space and defense programs. Boeing’s Alabama workforce numbers about 2,750 people who work at two…
Alabama team begins high-level meetings at Farnborough
LONDON – Governor Robert Bentley, Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield and economic development specialists from around Alabama have begun a series of pre-scheduled meetings at the Farnborough International Airshow with leaders of aerospace companies. Governor Bentley and the recruitment team from the Alabama Department of Commerce Monday morning held discussions with companies including Boeing, Airbus and…
Gov. Bentley kicks off Alabama mission at Farnborough
LONDON – Governor Robert Bentley addressed a group of Alabama economic development and community leaders at a breakfast this morning that kick-started the state’s job-hunting mission at the Farnborough International Airshow. Governor Bentley is leading the Alabama delegation at the air show, where officials from around the world connect with aircraft manufacturers and suppliers to…
New UAH wind tunnel ready for supersonic research
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – A new $2 million wind tunnel system at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is ready to undertake supersonic flow research with Mach numbers up to 3 — airspeeds topping 2,000 miles per hour. Built with support from the Alabama Innovation Fund, the SuperSonic/TranSonic/WindTunnel, or SS/TS/WT, resides in the Air Breathing Test Cell…
Four trends lifting Alabama aerospace industry to new altitudes
One day last month, a barge floated along the Tennessee River toward NASA’s Alabama hub, the Marshall Space Flight Center. On board was a key piece of hardware for the agency’s Space Launch System, its new deep space exploration rocket. The hardware – fabricated at the United Launch Alliance rocket plant a few miles away…
Wheels Up: New video captures Alabama aerospace ascent
Alabama’s aerospace industry is blasting to new heights. With Airbus ramping up passenger jet production in Mobile and companies such as GE Aviation and UTC Aerospace Systems expanding their presence in the state, Alabama is primed for growth in the sector. “Alabama has a long history in aerospace and aviation, but the future for this…
