Tag: Airbus
Bombardier Bailout Could Boost Alabama A220 Production
Canada's Bombardier is moving as fast as it can to bail out of commercial aircraft manufacturing, and that could mean an increase in production...
Airbus Production in Mobile to Nearly Double by 2021
Production at the Airbus Final Assembly Line in Mobile will nearly double from four to seven A320 family planes a month by 2021, company...
Airbus Chalks 50-Plane Sale to United Airlines
United Airlines has ordered 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft, primarily for use on its transatlantic routes, the airline and Airbus announced today.
Announced in June 2019,...
Airbus Tops Boeing Sales for First Time
After five decades as the best selling narrow-body commercial airliner in the world, the Boeing 737 yielded the title in October to the Airbus...
Spirit Airlines Signs on for 100 Airbus Neo Planes
Spirit Airlines and Airbus have signed a memorandum of understanding for the Florida-based carrier to purchase up to 100 A320 neo-family aircraft.
The Daily Beast: How Boeing Tried to Kill a Great Airplane—and Got Outplayed
On Oct. 8, The Daily Beast published a detailed account that says Airbus's A220 — now rolling off a new production line in Mobile...
Second Airbus Model Now in Production in Mobile
Designed specifically for the 100- to 150-seat market, the plane was developed by Bombardier in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, before joining the Airbus product lineup.
Alabama Aviation Rides High in Paris
Government officials at the Paris Air Show this week brought home news of new and expanding aviation and aerospace suppliers, while north Alabama’s Boeing and south Alabama’s Airbus notched up aircraft sales.
Mobile’s Economy is on the Move
Increasingly, Mobile County's economy is based on moving things in and out.