Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility
The Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama, has received the major component assemblies for the first A320 that will be produced in the U.S. The 27 aircraft delivered from the facility thus far have been A321s. This marks another important milestone for the manufacturing facility, which began production in […]
Alabama and Airbus will be working together to create an Aviation Education Center in Mobile to inspire young people to seek careers in the aerospace industry right here in the region. AL.com reports: According to information provided by the governor’s office, the education center will be built near the Airbus Final […]
More than 20 Team Mobile production and delivery team members celebrated the delivery of Airbus milestone serial number MSN 7500, which is our 26th U.S.-produced aircraft, today with a visiting team of American Airlines employees from their Charlotte, Dallas and Tulsa stations. Our teams spent time together discussing their roles […]
With concerns about globalization on the rise, Delta Airlines is finding that Airbus Alabama is beneficially close to home. Most of the airplanes assembled in Mobile will be going to North American customers. MyAJC reports: When the plans for the Mobile facility were announced, for example, Delta’s then-CEO Richard Anderson […]
When Airbus broke ground for the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile in 2013, 13-year old Mobile public school student Victoria Corob spoke on behalf of the youth of Mobile in talking about what Airbus coming to Mobile meant for her future, and that of the aerospace industry here. Following […]
Photo by T. Habelmann The Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility has reached another milestone: the delivery of its 25th aircraft since production began. Nearly a year after its first delivery, the team at Airbus’ A320 Family production facility in Mobile, Alabama, delivered an A321 to Delta Air Lines. This is the […]
Ever wonder what it takes to become a test pilot? You have two chances to read about how the chief test pilot at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile made his way. Chief Test Pilot Mark McCullins is in the April editions of Mobile Bay Magazine and Business Alabama […]
The 2017 Women in STEM Teen Conference recently held at the Alabama School of Math and Science was a huge success! More than 200 female students from all over Alabama attended the conference and participated in a variety of hands-on STEM activities including Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, […]
The first Airbus A319neo performed its maiden flight today, The smallest member of the A320neo Family, powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines took off from Hamburg and landed in Toulouse after a 5 hour flight. It was piloted by Experimental test pilots Michel Gagneux and Eckard Hausser. They were assisted […]
The first ever AIRBUS Manufacturing Scholarship for $5,000 was presented to Andrea Crum-Wilson (3rd from right) after we received her application via the Association of Women in Aviation Maintenance (AWAM). Andrea will be able to pay for several classes at the Alabama Aviation Center/Enterprise State Community College. It was great […]
