McArtor: Airbus committed to Mobile

MOBILE, Ala. - Airbus passed the 100-employee mark at its aircraft engineering center in Mobile, and the company remains committed to expanding, according Allan McArtor, chairman of Airbus Americas. The Mobile Engineering Center formally opened at the Brookley Field Industrial Complex in February 2007 with 32 employees. Initially assigned to interior design work on the A350 aircraft, its mission has grown. (Source: Mobile Press-Register, 09/30/08)