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Airbus celebrates five years of passenger jet manufacturing in Alabama

The Airbus manufacturing facility in Alabama has now been manufacturing aircraft for five years in the state of Alabama. The first Airbus passenger jet manufactured in Alabama was an A321 christened “BluesMobile” on Sept. 14, 2015. It went to Jet Blue. Since then, 180 A320 family aircraft have been built in Alabama for eight airline … Continued
September 25, 2020

MTC Logistics to build cold storage facility in Mobile

The Minority Transportation Consortium is building a new cold storage facility in Mobile. This will create another 50 to 70 jobs and will further facilitate traffic through the state port in Mobile. “More jobs coming to our area!,” said Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose. “MTC Logistics will build a $58 million cold storage facility between the … Continued
September 28, 2018

New Aviation Experience Center in Mobile due to open in 2019

Wednesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) joined Airbus executives, local 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. The goal is to bolster Alabama’s workforce development … Continued
September 13, 2018

First Alabama Airbus Takes First Flight

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, March 21, the first Airbus A321 passenger jet built in Alabama took its maiden flight before it’s delivery to Jet Blue Airlines. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley said, “It is a major milestone in the history of aviation manufacturing in Alabama to see the first Airbus aircraft produced in … Continued
March 22, 2016

Airbus Is Formally Up and Operational in Mobile

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter  On Monday, September 15, Airbus had a formal ribbon cutting of its first North American assembly plant.  Dignitaries from the corporate and government world were on hand to welcome Airbus to Alabama and usher in a new era of Mobile being a world leader in aerospace technology. Congressman … Continued
September 16, 2015

Airbus Ribbon Cutting in Mobile Today

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, September 14, the global aviation industry will have all eyes on Mobile, Alabama as European aviation powerhouse, Airbus will formally unveil its long awaited first North American manufacturing facility at 10:00 AM central time. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley said in a statement, “We already expect Airbus … Continued
September 14, 2015