Thales joins Mobile Aeroplex

MOBILE, Ala. – Thales has joined the aerospace companies that have set up operations at the Mobile Aeroplex, according to a news release from the Mobile Airport Authority. Thales, of France, is involved in avionics, in-flight entertainment, aircraft connectivity and aircraft electrical systems. “Our relationship with Thales spans more than a decade and when it requested a flexible and scalable location to meet their current business case needs, we were more than happy to get to work,” said Roger Wehner, executive director of the Mobile Airport Authority. (Source: MAA, 10/26/16) The Aeroplex is also the location of the Airbus A320 series manufacturing facility and a dozen other aircraft-related operations.