Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Continental Motors' niche

MOBILE, Ala. – Mobile's oldest aviation company is Continental Motors, located at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley. The company, which makes piston engines for some of the best known small aircraft manufacturers in the world, was bought by Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) in 2011. And now the new owners are investing in the Mobile facility and tapping the talent of Robert Ross to run its worldwide piston engine operations. A feature story (Source: Mobile Chamber of Commerce Business View, June issue)