Airbus Picks Mobile- Could Bring Over 1000+ Jobs

[BamaLefty]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The parent company of European aircraft maker Airbus, seeking to better compete with Boeing for a lucrative Air Force contract to build military refueling tankers, announced Wednesday it has selected Mobile, Ala., over three other Southern sites for a $600 million factory.

The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. selected the Alabama site over three rival bids from Melbourne, Fla.; Kiln, Miss.; and North Charleston, S.C.

Ralph D. Crosby, chairman and CEO of EADS North America, said Mobile was chosen because it is "strategically located" on the Gulf of Mexico, and offers a skilled work force, airport runways and a deep-water port. Brookley Industrial Complex provides 4.5 million square feet of industrial space, and includes access to the Mobile downtown airport.

More: http://www.al.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/business-1/111945295973260.xml&storylist=alabamanews

[lazarus]

1. Also helps

that Alabama is a "right to work" state. (What a crock of a name, eh?) And has low wages. And probably gave them insane tax breaks.

[jody]

2. Now if Mobile can help break the embargo on trade with Cuba! n/t