Airbus
Airbus recently announced plans to hire 800 people in the U.S. in 2023, including at its Mobile site, where it is expanding assembly facilities for its popular A321 family of jetliners, AL.com is among outlets to report. The planned U.S. hires are separate from a target of 800 hires this year in Canada. Out of…
The Mobile Chamber announced two yearly awards at its 8th Annual State of the Economy event earlier this month. Airbus was named Manufacturer of the Year, and 3rd Realm Creations was named Innovator of the Year. Airbus Alabama “has changed the Mobile area’s industry landscape by opening its first commercial aircraft production site” on 53…
MOBILE, Ala. — Leiden, Netherlands-based airplane manufacturer Airbus recently announced plans to increase production of its popular A320 model, which involves expansion at Airbus Alabama in Mobile, Business Alabama reports. “This will mean the addition of another 350,000-ft2 facility in Mobile, and, more importantly, it means Airbus will be adding 1,000 new jobs, in addition…
MOBILE, Ala. — Mobile’s Bishop State Community College, in partnership with Airbus, is offering an Aviation Manufacturing Technology short-certificate program for high school dual-enrollment students beginning this fall. The 18-h certificate will train students for a career in the aviation industry as they earn industry-recognized certifications and college credits from Bishop State, the Mobile Area…
MOBILE, Ala. — Airbus is partnering with Lockheed Martin Corp. to compete for a contract to build refueling aircraft tankers for the U.S. Air Force. The proposal calls for Airbus to assemble its LMXT in Mobile before flying it to a Lockheed Martin factory in Georgia to add specialized equipment. Mobile would see a third…
Airbus has begun delivery of all aircraft from its U.S. manufacturing facility in Mobile with a blend of U.S.-sourced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and conventional jet fuel. The initiative, which the company committed to in September 2020 (BBN #61), has a long-term goal of developing a zero-carbon-producing commercial aircraft by 2035. Since the launch of…
Airbus recently won a contract for 255 narrow-body jets, Bloomberg reports. The deal is for Airbus’ larger A321 model and valued at more than $30 billion. It will be parceled out among Wizz Air Holdings Plc; Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.; and two other low-cost carriers that count Bill Franke’sIndigo Partners, LLC, as their top shareholder.…
In partnership with Airbus Foundation, the City of Mobile, Mobile County and Baldwin County, Flight Works Alabama is presenting a complimentary professional development course titled “How Things Fly.” The event is open to middle school teachers in Mobile and Baldwin counties including public, private and homeschool teachers. At 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. each day on November…
In November, Airbus will start delivering all aircraft from its Mobile-based U.S. manufacturing facility with a blend of SAF and conventional jet fuel as it seeks to reduce emissions, The National reported. The Toulouse, France-based company reached an agreement with Florida-based Signature Flight Support, a fixed-base operation and distribution network for business aviation services, to…
United Airlines has placed an order for 70 of Airbus’ A321neo aircraft, a “significant number” of which are to be produced at Airbus’ U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, AL.com reported. The aircraft will feature customizable lighting intended to reduce jet lag, sidewall panels for extra personal space at shoulder level, completely integrated window shades, LED…
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