The Mobile Airport Authority has struck a deal with the state to manage St. Elmo Airport as a first step toward full ownership, while Frontier Airlines resumed commercial flights to Orlando from Mobile Downtown Airport amid a slow pandemic recovery.
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Mobile Downtown Airport Opens as Via Air Stays Grounded
Mobile’s new downtown airport celebrated its opening with a ribbon-cutting at Brookley, but Via Air remains grounded as officials shift their focus to growing Frontier Airlines service and planning the terminal’s next expansion.
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Inside Look: Airbus Unveils Its $600 Million Mobile Assembly Plant
Airbus opened its new $600 million Brookley assembly facility in Mobile to media ahead of its official opening, showcasing a major aerospace milestone.
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Airbus Euphoria Meets Hard Numbers as Mobile Budget Standoff Drags On
Mayor Sam Jones cast Mobile’s budget fight in a brighter light after the Airbus announcement, but Councilman John Williams said the good news changed nothing about the city’s need to live within its means.