Alabama workforce programs build early aerospace talent pipeline
A strong pipeline of workers is crucial to the success of Alabama’s aerospace industry, and workforce development efforts are aiming for a head start. A growing number of training programs in the state are targeting high school students, and even those in middle school, to put them on an early path to career success. These…
Alabama team at Farnborough aims to build on aerospace momentum
Alabama’s aerospace and defense industry is expanding its scope thanks to growth projects that are adding over 2,000 jobs and around $1 billion in new capital investment that will propel the state’s robust lineup of operations into the future. These projects, all announced since the beginning of 2020, will reinforce the state’s considerable expertise in…
Alabama team kicks off Day 1 appointments at Farnborough Airshow
FARNBOROUGH, England — Led by Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield, the Alabama economic development team entered the opening day of the 2022 Farnborough International Airshow working a full slate of appointments with representatives of aerospace, aviation and defense companies. “We’re beginning our Farnborough mission with the objective of building on our long-standing connections with some high-performing…
Alabama aerospace industry blasts off with dynamic developments
Spaceplane landings. New generation launch systems. A “digital first” factory to advance hypersonic technologies. Rocket engines roaring to life. Research accelerating 3-D printed parts in commercial aircraft. In case you missed a headline or two, these dynamic developments are taking shape right now in Alabama’s aerospace industry. And that’s only part of the picture as…
Alabama team seeks aerospace growth opportunities at Farnborough Airshow
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield is leading a team of economic development specialists from across Alabama at next week’s 2022 Farnborough International Airshow as part of a strategic push to facilitate growth in the state’s economically important aerospace and defense sector. Beginning Monday, the trade show is the industry’s premier 2022 business event,…
United Launch Alliance Alabama factory turns rocket science into rockets (update)
DECATUR, Alabama – Inside the United Launch Alliance Alabama factory, rocket science powers to life as workers assemble the giant Atlas and Delta launch vehicles that thrust critical satellites aloft and blast probes into deep space. The sprawling, one-of-a-kind plant tucked away on an industrial road in this Morgan County city plays an important role…
SES to create 450 jobs with expansion of Huntsville operations
LONDON, England – Science and Engineering Services LLC (SES) announced today that it expects to add 450 jobs in Huntsville over the next five years as part of a nearly $70 million expansion of its Alabama manufacturing operations. SES officials made the announcement at the Farnborough International Air Show today after a meeting with Alabama…
