Airbus links with Alabama universities to build new leaders
One of the ways Airbus is putting down roots in Alabama is through partnerships with local universities that aim to help shape the next generation of industry leaders. The aerospace giant has donated large airplane components to engineering departments at the University of South Alabama and Auburn University for students and faculty members to use…
Alabama aerospace exports rising as industry grows in region
LONDON — As aerospace companies continue to grow their operations in Alabama, their shipments of local products sent around the world are also on the rise. In 2015, Alabama’s aerospace industry exports topped $869 million, a 16 percent growth from the previous year, U.S. trade data shows. So far this year, the numbers are increasing…
Boeing Alabama research center targets ‘next 100 years of innovation’
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Boeing’s history in Alabama spans more than half a century, and one of its latest projects in the state is helping to chart the aerospace giant’s future. The Boeing Research and Technology Center, which opened a year ago in Huntsville, serves as a key hub for the company’s technology development. Announced in…
Mobile Aeroplex pursues growth strategy at Farnborough
LONDON — At Mobile Aeroplex, the home of Airbus’ U.S. passenger jet production center, the steel frame of a twin-bay aircraft paint shop is beginning to rise, a project that will add a new element to the complex’s growing aerospace cluster. At another site being redeveloped at the Aeroplex, an intermodal company days ago announced…
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…
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…
