Airbus to Invest $82 Million, Add 50 Jobs at Mobile Operations
MOBILE, Ala. — Airbus is investing more than $82 million in projects to support its growing commercial aircraft operations in Mobile, a move the company says will create 50 new…
Mobile Plots a 98-Acre Waterfront Park on the Bay: ‘Brookley by the Bay’ Takes Shape
Mobile is beginning work on what could become its newest and largest waterfront green space: a 98-acre park along Mobile Bay near Brookley Aeroplex that city officials are calling “Brookley…
Mobile City Council Poised to Approve $30 Million for Brookley Terminal Project
The Mobile City Council is set to vote on sending $30 million to the Mobile Airport Authority for a new commercial terminal at Brookley Aeroplex, with officials targeting a 2024…
Airbus to Build Third Mobile Assembly Line, Doubling Aircraft Production Capacity
Airbus announced plans for a third final assembly line at Brookley Aeroplex, a move that will roughly double the company's commercial aircraft production capacity in Mobile by 2025.
Mobile Airport Authority Renames Downtown Facility Mobile International Airport
The Mobile Airport Authority voted to rename the city's downtown airport Mobile International Airport, part of a push to add international corporate travel service and build a new terminal by…
Amtrak reaffirms plan to launch Mobile passenger rail service in 2022
Amtrak is pressing ahead with its plan to restore passenger rail service between Mobile and New Orleans, telling Gulf Coast transportation leaders it aims to start running trains in 2022.…
Amtrak Says Gulf Coast Passenger Rail to Mobile Still on Track for Early 2022
Amtrak officials told the Southern Rail Commission they still plan to launch passenger rail service between New Orleans and Mobile in early 2022, even as a long-delayed freight modeling study…
Mobile Lands the Old USA Golf Course Tract: Roughly 250 Acres Bought, Half Set Aside for a Bayside Park
A deal that long seemed like a fairy tale came true for the city of Mobile: the former USA golf course property at Brookley — some 300 acres of mostly…
Mobile’s Airbus Plant Delivers Its First U.S.-Assembled A220, Handing It to Delta Air Lines
Airbus has delivered the first A220 jet assembled in the United States, rolling the narrowbody out of the company’s Mobile final assembly line and handing it over to Delta Air…
Airbus Marks Five Years of Building Jets in Mobile, Expands A220 Line Despite Pandemic
Airbus marked five years of building commercial jets at its Brookley Aeroplex campus in Mobile, unveiling an expanded delivery center and a new A220 assembly line even as the pandemic…