EADS moving people to Mobile

EADS North America will transfer to Mobile, Ala., later this month 100 workers as it prepares to bid on the Air Force tanker project. The Mobile Press-Register reports that the company leased office space at Bel Air Mall to house employees now located in Arlington, Va., and Melbourne, Fla. EADS and rival Boeing plan to bid on the $40 billion contract. EADS, which already has operations in Mobile, wants to assemble the KC-45 at Brookley Industrial Complex. (Source: Mobile Press-Register, 06/11/10)