Governor, Four Congressmen Set to Dedicate New Fairhope Aviation Academy
Alabama's governor and four current and former congressmen are set to dedicate a new $2.7 million aviation training academy in Fairhope this weekend.
B.C. Rain High School Receives Donated Boeing 727 Engine for Aviation Academy
B.C. Rain High Schools Aviation and Aerospace Academy received a donated Boeing 727 engine to give Mobile students hands-on training experience.
Two Injured When Small Aircraft Crashes at Gulf Shores Airport
Two men suffered non-life-threatening injuries when a light aircraft crashed while landing at Gulf Shores' Jack Edwards National Airport.
Small Plane Crashes Near Lillian, Pilot Taken to Pensacola Hospital
A small home-built plane crashed near Lillian in southeast Baldwin County on Oct. 31, with the pilot treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Airbus Test Jet to Fly Over Mobile This Week
An Airbus A350 XWB test aircraft is scheduled to fly low over Mobile's Brookley Aeroplex and Magnolia Grove golf course this week, capping off extreme-weather testing and saluting the Airbus-sponsored…
Airbus HR Director Jennifer Ogle Details Mobile Hiring Plans for 2014
Airbus is in the middle of a rapid hiring push at its Brookley Aeroplex assembly line in Mobile, and the company’s top human resources executive says the ramp-up will accelerate…
Jack Edwards Airport in Gulf Shores Lands $2.4 Million Federal Grant for Taxiways
The Jack Edwards Airport in Gulf Shores was awarded nearly $2.4 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to build hangar access taxiways, an investment aimed at strengthening the coastal Baldwin…
Mobile Coast Guard Aviation Training Center in 2009
A 2009 WKRG report explored Coast Guard pilot training at Mobile's Aviation Training Center.
Mobile County Commissioner Tours European Airbus Plants Amid Tanker Bid
Commissioner Stephen Nodine joined an economic development mission to Britain, Spain and France, touring EADS Airbus and CASA plants like those proposed for Mobile if the KC-30 tanker project lands…
Mobile Wins the Contract: Air Force Awards $40 Billion Tanker Deal to Northrop Grumman-EADS Team
Archived coverage tracing Mobile's 2008 tanker saga from anticipation to the Air Force's $40 billion award to Northrop Grumman/EADS, bringing KC-30 assembly to Brookley Field.