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Flight Works Offering Professional Development

Flight Works Offering Professional Development

October 8, 2021
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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…

Airbus Commits to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

Airbus Commits to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

October 1, 2021
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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 Orders 70 Airbus Planes

United Orders 70 Airbus Planes

July 2, 2021
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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…

Airbus Adds First Flightpath9 Graduates

Airbus Adds First Flightpath9 Graduates

January 29, 2021
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The first graduates of the new FlightPath9 training program (Aerospace Exhibition, Education Center Opens) joined the Airbus workforce in Mobile this month, the company announced. Designed as a nine-month program for high school seniors, COVID-19 forced it from in-person to virtual and extended its length by nearly 100%. However, 17 graduates succeeded, then received additional…

Airbus Completes Massive Hangar

Airbus Completes Massive Hangar

August 7, 2020
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Airbus has just completed building its new Final Assembly Line Hangar (FAL). Its 270,000 ft2 doubles the size of Airbus’ Mobile site at Brookley Field. The FAL will become the second production site for a new model of jet, the A220, a single-aisle commercial aircraft. The new jet will be sold to Delta Airlines and…

Aerospace Exhibition, Education Center Opens

Aerospace Exhibition, Education Center Opens

August 7, 2020
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Flight Works Alabama, a cooperation between the Airbus Foundation, the State of Alabama and a group of educational partners and commercial sponsors opened a new aerospace exhibition and education center at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley on August 4, Alabama Newscenter reported. The 15,000-ft2 aerospace exhibition and education center features more than 40 high-tech aviation…

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