Team Alabama has productive first-day Paris Air Show meetings, Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield says
PARIS, France — Governor Robert Bentley and members of the Alabama delegation had a busy and productive day at the Paris Air Show, meeting today with a dozen companies in the aviation and aerospace sector about the possibility of establishing or expanding an Alabama presence. In a question-and-answer session with Made in Alabama, Secretary of…
Montgomery officials aim to lay path for GKN Aerospace expansion
PARIS, France -– Alabama’s capital city cradles one of the nation’s busiest auto assembly plants, along with a growing network of parts suppliers to the massive Hyundai operation. But this week, it’s aerospace manufacturing, not auto, that is driving the hopes of Montgomery officials. Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange is attending his first Paris Air Show…
Photo gallery: Southeast governors meet at Aerospace Alliance event in Paris
PARIS, France — Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and his counterparts from Mississippi and Florida conferred today at a reception on the Seine River sponsored by the Aerospace Alliance, an organization created to advance the region’s involvement in the aerospace and aviation sector. Bentley and Florida Governor Rick Scott and Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant have traveled…
Alabama Targets Aerospace Connections at Paris Air Show
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – The Alabama aerospace industry put man on the moon and is now working to take him to Mars. It assembles rockets that blast critical satellites into space and missiles that can strike enemy missiles in flight. It plays a vital role in training the Army’s helicopter pilots and the Air Force’s officers.…
Alabama aerospace sector primed for growth, trade group says
Alabama’s aerospace and aviation sector, which stretches from Huntsville to Mobile, is well positioned for expansion as new projects land in a state with a rich heritage in the industry, according to Jeff Thompson, executive director of the Alabama Aerospace Industry Association. “Aviation has been going on in Alabama for more than 100 years, since…
