Airbus Military Opens Hangar In West Mobile

Airbus Military Aircraft, which specializes in maintaining, repairing and overhauling military aircraft, has expanded its operations at the Mobile Regional Airport, AL.com reports. A new hangar adding nearly 18,000 ft² is now open for the division, which now has 65,000 ft² at the West Mobile airport. The operation has doubled its workforce in the last three years to approximately 150 people. The new hangar represented an investment of $5 million-$10 million, and further expansion is forthcoming. Chris Curry, president of the Mobile Airport Authority, said the authority’s job “primarily is to create an environment where businesses like Airbus Space & Defense can flourish. I’m frequently asked the question, ‘What are you going to do with the regional airport?’ I gently remind them that we do have the Coast Guard aviation training unit and Airbus Space & Defense here at the Mobile Regional Airport.” He expects the upcoming move of commercial passenger services to the Mobile International Airport in late 2025 will promise more room for growth for this operation already based at the regional field, plus, he said, “a lot of other abilities for an airport that is in the shape that this airport is in.”