Alabama officials visit EADS

Although EADS is still competing for an Air Force contract, Alabama business and education leaders spent three days in Spain and France this week meeting with EADS to gain insight into the company's training needs for its proposed 1,500-worker factory. The delegation arrived Tuesday in Madrid and toured EADS operations. On Friday, the group was at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France, and left Saturday for London to attend the Farnborough International Airshow. (Source: Mobile Press-Register, 07/17/10)