Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility
Both local and federal elected officials had good things to say about Airbus recently, as reported in AL.com. Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson, U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL) and Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), responded to recent criticism leveled against Delta Air Lines by pointing out that when Airbus customers buy from […]
Airbus is partnering with local schools and other organizations to create new pathways to employment with Airbus for local high school students and others who have little or no aviation experience. AL.com reports: For high-school seniors, the first of the newly announced is a taxiway leading them directly into the second. FlightPath9 is a nine-month […]
The Airbus family kicked off our 50th anniversary in style, with jets spanning our commercial line taking to the air in the skies over France, including the A220, A319neo, A330-900, A350-1000, A380, and BelugaXL. The French Air Force acrobatic team Patrouille de France joined us in celebration. Read more about the […]
The Airbus Mobile Final Assembly line and the Collins Aerospace facility in Foley, one of our major suppliers, are celebrating several milestones with more to come. AL.com reports: Thursday’s celebration tied in, to some extent, with the 50th anniversary of Airbus’ founding, which the company celebrated on Wednesday. “Our relationship […]
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $500,000 grant to Alabama Aviation Education Center, Inc., of Mobile, Alabama, which is located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone, to support development of the new Flight Works Alabama Aviation Education Center. “President Trump […]
Alabama-based companies HPM, Brasfield & Gorrie, BRPH, H.O. Weaver and Sons, and BL Harbert International will all have roles to play in the construction of the the new A220 assembly line, to be located at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley. HPM is providing project management. Made In Alabama reports: “Our intent […]
The first production employees for Airbus’ A220 production facility in Mobile, Alabama have officially reported for work! The employees began their new hire orientation training at the AIDT facility on the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley today. After a month of local training, the team will transition to Mirabel, Quebec (Canada) […]
A dozen Airbus employees representing the three Airbus facilities in Mobile (production, engineering, defense & space) recently got an up close and personal visit to the training base for New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for sailing’s 36th America’s Cup set to be held in 2021. American […]
Airbus, in conjunction with its hiring partner AIDT, is seeking its first candidates to fill manufacturing positions for its newest assembly line in Mobile, Alabama. The positions are the first wave of production jobs announced for the company’s A220 aircraft assembly line. The open positions include Aircraft Structure/Installation Mechanics, Installers […]
The Mobile Final Assembly Line has reached another great milestone: we have delivered our 100th aircraft. The A320neo was delivered to Frontier Airlines, thanks to the hard work of all of Team Mobile. We anticipate many more milestones as we move forward into the future.
