Representatives from Airbus Employee Resource Groups attended the Community Foundation of South Alabama’s annual luncheon, Mar. 18. The lunch serves as a milestone in the Foundation’s yearly campaign to support non-profits, corporate investors, and individual investors in the coastal Alabama region. For 45 years, the Foundation has awarded over 450 philanthropic […]
LMXT Strategic Tanker Locations Announced
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) leaders announced today the LMXT strategic tanker aircraft will be manufactured in Mobile, Alabama, and Marietta, Georgia. Introduced in September 2021, the LMXT is Lockheed Martin’s offering for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-Y “Bridge Tanker” Program competition. “Establishing this production work in Alabama and Georgia confirms […]
Airbus now delivering aircraft from the US with SAF blend
Airbus has begun delivery of all aircraft from its U.S. manufacturing facility here with a blend of U.S.-sourced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and conventional jet fuel. The initiative is a further step in Airbus’ ongoing commitment to carbon-neutral growth in the aviation sector, with a long-term goal of developing a […]
Airbus saw something in Anna Tucker
Not so long ago, Aircraft Manager Anna Tucker felt stuck in life. A single mom at the time, she got up early every morning to cook breakfast at a gas station, then went to work at a distribution center in Baldwin County, just to make ends meet. “I was doing […]
Breeze Airways unveils first of 80 Airbus A220s on order
Breeze Airways (Breeze) unveiled its first of 80 A220-300 aircraft on order during a preview event at the Airbus A220 final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama. The aircraft is expected to be delivered to Breeze in the coming weeks. Breeze’s A220-300 cabin is configured in a comfortable two-class 126 seat […]
Team Mobile lends a hand to Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity of Southwest Alabama brings people together to build homes, communities and hope, by working to help families achieve affordable homeownership. Team Mobile was grateful for the opportunity to work with other volunteers for Habitat for Humanity. Turns out it’s not just world-class commercial jet aircraft that we […]
Airport Authority cuts longest runway ribbon
As part of its grand re-opening of the Mobile Downtown Airport’s longest runway, the Mobile Airport Authority held a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It’s been closed for a $9.1 million rehabilitation project. This was a vast project that will have a lasting impact on the community and the local economy for years to […]
Where are they now? FCM Ryane Dedeaux
The last time we spoke with Ryane Dedeaux, in 2016, she was a Tool Shop Attendant at the U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile. A lot has happened since then. Ryane first moved to the Quality Department for the A320, then was promoted to her current position of FAL Customer Manager […]
Team Lead Jorge Gomez-Giraldo is living the dream
Born in Columbia, Jorge Gomez-Giraldo studied to be an aircraft mechanic, which laid the foundation for everything he’s done since.
Where are they now? Test Engineer Wes Alberts
AirbusAlabama.com interviewed Wes Alberts four years ago, when he was settling into his job on the Flight Light at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile. Recently, we caught up with Wes to see what has changed in the intervening four years. “I still remain with the flight test group, […]