Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility
The first Airbus A220-100 painted in Delta colors has rolled out of the Bombardier paint shop, and when it’s delivered, it will be the first A220 in a U.S. airline fleet. Future A220s will be built at a new assembly line right here in Mobile. AL.com reports: Airbus and Bombardier plan to build […]
Described as “a true partnership between Airbus and the state of Alabama”, Flightworks Alabama holds the promise of a future in aerospace for local students. AL.com reports: “The growth we talk about in Alabama is more than just investment. The growth also encompasses involvement,” Airbus Americas Chairman Emeritus Allan McArtor […]
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday joined Airbus executives, city and county leaders from Mobile, and industry and educational partners in breaking ground for Flight Works Alabama, the new aviation experience center to be built in Mobile. In May 2017, Ivey announced plans to build the hands-on instructional facility, with […]
The Airbus Mobile Final Assembly Line is proud to be one of the sponsors for the Annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup, which will be celebrating its 31st year on Saturday, Sept. 15 and is the state’s largest one-day volunteer event. From AL.com: Residents, visitors, businesses and groups are organizing to pick up […]
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 […]
