Chairman: Airbus Alabama production center expands U.S. presence
MOBILE, Alabama — With customer deliveries of Alabama-made Airbus A320 Family aircraft set to begin in 2016, the European manufacturer is counting on its new production facility at Mobile Aeroplex to expand its presence in the world’s largest aviation market, according to Airbus Group Chairman Allan McArtor. “We want to be here permanently and understood to…
Airbus, HPM execs talk Alabama A320 assembly plant
MOBILE, Alabama – Construction work on the Airbus Alabama passenger jet production facility is moving forward on schedule, with the steel skeleton of a logistics center soon to rise near the assembly hangar already standing at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley site. Two of the project’s chief figures – Airbus Group Inc. Chairman and Chief…
Greg Canfield: Team to showcase Alabama at Farnborough Air Show
By: Greg Canfield, Alabama Secretary of Commerce LONDON, England – Over the next few days, Governor Robert Bentley and I will engage in more than 20 meetings with aerospace companies at the Farnborough International Air Show, which will play host to the global industry’s key decision-makers. Additionally, during this international event two members of the…
Mobile Aeroplex evolves into aerospace innovation, training hub
MOBILE, Alabama – Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley, the home of Airbus’ A320 Family Assembly Line in Alabama, is in the early stages of a transformation that its leaders believe will make the former Air Force base a hub for aerospace innovation, research and job training. “Everything we are doing here is designed to make this…
EDPA’s Sewell: Alabama aerospace sector ready for takeoff
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Airbus’ decision to locate its A320 Family Assembly Line in Mobile has pushed the throttle up on efforts by Alabama economic development officials to accelerate growth in the state’s aerospace sector. With the focus of the global aerospace industry about to turn to the Farnborough International Air Show, Made in Alabama talked…
Team Alabama takes aim at aerospace growth at Farnborough Air Show
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — With the Airbus assembly line rising in Mobile, top Alabama leaders, economic development specialists and local officials will head to the Farnborough International Air Show near London next week for talks aimed at expanding the aerospace industry in the state. Governor Robert Bentley will lead a small working team of Alabama officials…
Alabama opens training center for Airbus, aerospace expansion
MOBILE, Alabama – Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield said the Alabama Aviation Training Center that officially opened Tuesday at the Mobile Aeroplex – the home of Airbus’ future U.S. passenger jet factory — represents a cornerstone in efforts to expand the state’s aerospace industry. The $7 million training facility, operated by AIDT, the state’s top-ranked job-training agency,…
Hoar Program Management selects Alabama firms for key role in Airbus project (update)
MOBILE, Alabama – Hoar Program Management, the firm overseeing construction of the Airbus A320 family Final Assembly Line at Mobile Aeroplex, said today that it has awarded two Alabama-based firms the final general contractor packages on the project. B.L. Harbert International and Rob’t J. Baggett Inc. join Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie, which in February was awarded the first general…
Alabama targets aerospace industry ascent with Airbus suppliers, new technologies (video)
MOBILE, Alabama – With aerospace executives in Alabama for an industry conference, the state’s top economic developers are moving forward with plans to target the Airbus supply chain and pursue projects that involve advanced materials and additive manufacturing, also called 3-D printing. Alabama Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield said expanding the state’s already robust aerospace/aviation…
SpeedNews aerospace conference draws industry figures to Airbus Alabama home
MOBILE, Alabama – As an organizer of high-profile aerospace industry conferences, Joanna Speed sits at the controls of discussions about innovation, technological advancement and production breakthroughs. Today, Speed brings the conversation to the Alabama hometown of Airbus’ first U.S. passenger jet production center. The SpeedNews Aerospace Manufacturing Conference, taking place at the Battle House Renaissance…
