GE Aviation laser technology powers innovation at Alabama jet engine plant
AUBURN, Alabama — A new GE Aviation plant in Auburn will use Star Wars-like laser technology to help the industry giant produce critical jet engine components at a time when global demand for aircraft is projected to surge. Inside the GE Aviation plant in Auburn, workers use powerful lasers to drill miniscule cooling holes in…
Governor Robert Bentley will meet with 12 companies on day two of Paris Air Show
Governor Robert Bentley arrived at the Paris Air Show before 7 a.m. Paris time on Tuesday for another packed day of 12 meetings with aerospace companies considering locating or expanding in Alabama. Meetings planned for the day included visits with Raytheon and Boeing, both of which have large operations in North Alabama, as well as…
Photo Gallery: Day 1 for Alabama team at Paris Air Show
PARIS, France — The opening day of the 50th Paris Air Show brought lots of meetings for members of the Alabama delegation. State officials talked with a dozen companies, including GKN Aerospace, which operates a facility in Elmore County, and Airbus, which is constructing a $600 million final assembly line at Mobile’s Brookley Aeroplex. Alabama…
Team Alabama has productive first-day Paris Air Show meetings, Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield says
PARIS, France — Governor Robert Bentley and members of the Alabama delegation had a busy and productive day at the Paris Air Show, meeting today with a dozen companies in the aviation and aerospace sector about the possibility of establishing or expanding an Alabama presence. In a question-and-answer session with Made in Alabama, Secretary of…
Montgomery officials aim to lay path for GKN Aerospace expansion
PARIS, France -– Alabama’s capital city cradles one of the nation’s busiest auto assembly plants, along with a growing network of parts suppliers to the massive Hyundai operation. But this week, it’s aerospace manufacturing, not auto, that is driving the hopes of Montgomery officials. Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange is attending his first Paris Air Show…
Alabama team meets with Safran about its future in the state
PARIS, France — Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield met today with Safran, a powerhouse in aerospace, defense and security, to talk about its new engineering center in Mobile as well as potential opportunities for an even larger Alabama presence in the future. France-based Safran celebrated the opening of its new…
Hoar plans smooth lift-off for Airbus construction project in Alabama
MOBILE, Alabama – Mike Lanier is sitting in the pilot’s seat for the most critical Alabama construction project since Mercedes-Benz built its assembly plant in Tuscaloosa County two decades ago – the Airbus Alabama passenger jet production center at Brookley Aeroplex. For Lanier, whose team is overseeing the project, it’s a massive and complex undertaking,…
Alabama to hold meetings with 11 companies on first day of Paris Air Show
PARIS, France — The working team from the state of Alabama, which includes Governor Robert Bentley, Alabama Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield, and Commerce Assistant Director of Business Development Bob Smith, arrived at the Paris Air Show around 7 a.m. Paris time this morning for meetings with companies looking to expand or locate new operations…
Photo gallery: Southeast governors meet at Aerospace Alliance event in Paris
PARIS, France — Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and his counterparts from Mississippi and Florida conferred today at a reception on the Seine River sponsored by the Aerospace Alliance, an organization created to advance the region’s involvement in the aerospace and aviation sector. Bentley and Florida Governor Rick Scott and Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant have traveled…
Aerojet Rocketdyne eyes new U.S. rocket engine with work in Huntsville
PARIS, France — On Friday, GenCorp announced the completion of the acquisition of Rocketdyne, which has now combined with Aerojet to create Aerojet Rocketdyne. On Monday, just two days later, Aerojet Rocketdyne will kick off the Paris Air Show with a press conference to talk about the new company’s plans for a new U.S. rocket…
