Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility
Global Trade magazine recently ranked Alabama as one of the best states in America for manufacturing. Considerations for this ranking included “an existing industrial base, the availability of talent, investment incentives, and favorable tax and regulatory environments.” Yellowhammer News reports: “AIDT, Alabama’s workforce development agency, initiates training programs to attract new industries. […]
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey recently acknowledged the role that Airbus has played in Alabama’s recovery from the 2008 recession. At the 2018 Summer Conference of the Economic Development Association of Alabama, Governor Ivey said “Even more good news may be on the horizon for Alabama. I’m proud of what Airbus […]
The Airbus Final Assembly Line in Mobile and the Alabama Aviation Training Center play a vital role in Alabama’s aerospace industry. According to AIDT Director Ed Castile, the Alabama Aviation Training Center has trained more than 400 Airbus employees since they opened in 2014. One of those who has gone through […]
Airbus CEO Tom Enders describes the decision to build the Final Assembly Line in Mobile as a strategic decision that created an strong industrial presence for Airbus in the United States. “We’d be much more vulnerable in these uncertain and protectionist times if we didn’t have this footprint in the U.S. The […]
With aloha spirit, The Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama has reached another milestone: delivering our first U.S.-produced #A321 to Hawaiian Airlines. This is the 72nd aircraft delivered from Mobile, and the first we’ve delivered to Hawaiian Air. Airbus presented a commemorative painting by aviation artist Rick Herter Art to the […]
Airbus Americas Chief Test Pilot Mark McCullins has been awarded a Master Air Pilot certificate by the Honorable Company of Air Pilots. This accolade is reserved to only the most experienced pilots who have displayed an excellence of service in their aviation career. As Chief Test Pilot at the Airbus […]
From design through production and onward to final tests and certifications, each Airbus jetliner is the result of wide-ranging expertise, complex logistics, and multinational cooperation across thousands of employees, suppliers and partners, and Team Mobile is proud to be a part of it. Airbus’ principle of global cooperation is built […]
Congratulations to Team Mobile’s Bryan Draves on receiving his private pilot’s license! From the fourteen years he served in the U.S. Navy, to his father’s inspiring career working on projects like the Space Shuttle, to the first Air Maverick, Bryan has spent his entire life around aviation. Bryan does not […]
A new tradition has begun for Team Mobile—an annual softball tournament! It was a beautiful day for family members and employees to watch seven teams face off at the Al Trione Sports Complex in Daphne, AL. There was participation from the stations, flightline, management and on-site contractors. Ninety-one players played in […]
A team from the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility recently competed against multiple teams (including their colleagues from the Airbus Engineering Center in Mobile) in the annual Plane Pull to help raise funds for the Dumas Wesley Community Center. Pulling one of the planes they helped build, the team finished second […]
