May 2022 Group Watch: Airbus Alabama Expansion Project Adding 1,000 Jobs in Mobile
Governor Kay Ivey joined Airbus officials, Mobile leaders and education professionals to celebrate the aerospace company’s new growth plans at its Alabama manufacturing facility. Airbus’ latest expansion project calls for the addition of a third Final Assembly Line at the Mobile factory to support increased production of its A320 family of single-aisle passenger aircraft. Airbus outlined plans to add 1,000 new jobs over the next several years to its workforce at the Mobile manufacturing facility, which today numbers around 1,200. To facilitate Airbus’ hiring plans, Alabama workforce development and education organizations are collaborating on new recruitment and training initiatives to build out the jobs pipeline. AIDT plans to expand its Aviation Training Center at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley to help Airbus get production up and running.
