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								<h2 class="h3"><a href="https://www.madeinalabama.com/2020/11/flight-works-alabama-launches-we-build-it-better-learning-program/">Flight Works Alabama launches We Build It Better learning program</a></h2>
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								<p>MOBILE, Alabama – Flight Works Alabama has developed an innovative learning program that will provide a set of classroom kits and interactive...</p>
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								<p>MOBILE, Alabama – The Airbus manufacturing facility in Alabama has marked a significant milestone – five years of aircraft production in its...</p>
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								<p>MOBILE, Alabama – Flight Works Alabama, an aerospace education center located near the Airbus manufacturing facility in Mobile, has launched its mission...</p>
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						<p>MOBILE, Alabama -- Airbus said today that it has officially launched production of A220 aircraft at its newly constructed Final Assembly Line hangar at its Alabama manufacturing facility. Airbus also said its workforce in Mobile has begun production of the first U.S.-built A220 for...</p>
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						<p>Alabama leaders hailed plans announced today by Airbus to increase production of A320 aircraft at the company’s Mobile manufacturing facility, where it will invest $40 million to construct a new support hangar. On top of a project to add a new A220 assembly line...</p>
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						<p>With major new growth projects moving forward across Alabama, foreign direct investment continues to play a vital role in the state’s economy, building on a record total of foreign investment approaching $4.2 billion last year. These FDI projects represent major job-creation engines for many...</p>
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						<h3 class="h1"><a href="https://www.madeinalabama.com/2019/08/milestone-airbus-launches-a220-production-at-alabama-facility/">Milestone: Airbus launches A220 production at Alabama facility</a></h3>
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						<p>MOBILE, Alabama -- Airbus announced today that it has begun manufacturing A220 aircraft at its Alabama production facility, a key milestone in growth plans that will see the company add a second assembly line at its Mobile facility and hire more than 400 new...</p>
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							<time datetime="2019-08-05 9:42">Aug 05, 2019</time>
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						<h3 class="h1"><a href="https://www.madeinalabama.com/2019/06/hpm-airbus-a220-assembly-line-project-gaining-momentum-in-alabama/">HPM: Airbus A220 assembly line project gaining momentum in Alabama</a></h3>
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						<p>MOBILE, Alabama – On the campus of Airbus’ Alabama manufacturing facility, construction crews are completing the early phases of a project that represents the next chapter of the aerospace company’s U.S. growth plans. Work on the A220 aircraft assembly line in Mobile is moving...</p>
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							<time datetime="2019-06-18 8:00">Jun 18, 2019</time>
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						<p>Alabama’s aerospace and defense industry added more than 1,400 new jobs and $653 million in new investment last year, advancing the state’s robust lineup of operations that develop leading products and innovative technologies for markets around the world. Highlights of the 2018 announcements include...</p>
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						<p>MOBILE, Alabama – Airbus today launched two new programs aimed at putting applicants with little or no aviation or aerospace experience in jobs where its A220 and A320 production facilities are located. The FlightPath9 and Fast Track programs seek to expand Airbus’ production workforce...</p>
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						<p>Birmingham-based HPM, which is overseeing the construction of a second assembly line at Airbus’ manufacturing facility in Mobile, announced that four other Alabama firms will play major roles in the project. The new assembly line will allow Airbus to accelerate production of a second...</p>
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						<p>MOBILE, Alabama – Airbus said today it is working with AIDT to seek candidates to fill the first manufacturing positions at a new assembly line for A220 aircraft at the company's production facility in Mobile. In addition, Airbus said it is hiring for production...</p>
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