Members of the Airbus Mobile production and engineering teams have joined up with The University of South Alabama to produce 3D-printed, reusable face masks and mask tension release bands for medical personnel on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first batch was delivered on Friday. The team is making the masks and […]
How Airbus aircraft parts arrive in Mobile
You might not think of them as “aircraft carriers”, but that’s what the Airbus ships do as they carry aircraft parts around the world, including to the Mobile Final Assembly line here in Mobile. SimpleFlying.com reports: The Mobile Express crosses the Atlantic Ocean once per month, carrying major A320 Family […]
Airbus Maveric: passenger jet meets B-2 bomber
At the 2020 Singapore Air Show, Airbus unveiled an innovative new design for a blended wing aircraft that could significantly reduce fuel consumption. The MAVERIC (model aircraft for validation and experimentation of robust innovative controls) is a blended-wing body airplane. Wired Magazine reports: As the name suggests, the triangular Maveric blurs […]
Production team achieves significant safety record
The employees at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile recently achieved an important safety record: more than 1 million working hours without a lost time incident! This milestone was accomplished through the dedication of all employees to creating a safe, positive and productive site. It’s even more impressive because […]
Airbus announces expansion of aircraft manufacturing in the U.S.
Investments in Mobile, Alabama alone surpass $1 billon. Airbus announced today that, as part of its plan to produce 63 A320 Family aircraft per month in 2021, the company will expand its industrial footprint in the U.S. by increasing the production rate of A320 family aircraft at its Airbus U.S. […]
Jessica Davis’ story begins with a bold act of courage
It’s April 29, 1975 in Saigon, Vietnam and the city is encircled by North Vietnamese army units. White Christmas is playing over and over on the American radio station—the signal to begin the final air evacuation of U.S. military and diplomatic personnel, along with their closest South Vietnamese allies. Amid […]
Airlines want Airbus’s US-made jets
In the global trade wars, American airlines are deliberately seeking out planes manufactured at Airbus’s U.S. plant, in Mobile, Alabama, where they will pay no tariffs. Bloomberg reports: American Airlines Group Inc. is “doing everything we can to talk to Airbus to try to get [jets] out of Mobile … instead of Hamburg,” […]