As a result of this partnership, Airbus plans to open an assembly line for CSeries aircraft in Mobile, particularly to serve the US market. Follow us on Facebook Welcome to Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley, the transportation and industrial epicenter of the Central Gulf Coast. [11][12], On February 29, 2008, the United States Air Force announced that a partnership between Northrop Grumman and EADS North America had won first round of a contract to produce the new KC-45 aerial refueling tanker to replace the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. Prior to 1969, the airport was an active military installation known as Brookley Air Force Base. It is owned and operated by the Mobile Airport Authority. This reverses a January 2020 decision by Frontier to end service to Mobile on April 22 with a return unlikely before 2021. The Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley is an industrial complex and airport in Mobile, Alabama, which lies adjacent to the western shore of Mobile Bay. It is also known as Brookley Field. This time, however, Boeing won the contract in February 2011 and EADS did not contest the result. [2] In the fall of 2013, the Brookley Aeroplex was rebranded as the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley. The airport is a great gateway to the global market as well as the thriving economy across the entire Mobile Region. As a mixed-use industrial complex, we offer unmatched logistical advantages, combining rail, road and water along with a state-of-the-art general aviation airport, featuring two run ways… Posted on December 24, 2016. The Mobile Airport Authority has received a $9.1 million grant to rehabilitate the primary runway serving Mobile’s aviation business cluster. with a project for the Mobile Airport Authority (MAA) to be located at Brookley Aerospace Complex Mobile, Alabama. On Monday, January 6, 2020, Frontier Airlines announced a suspension of all scheduled flights to and from the Mobile Downtown Airport citing insufficient demand. It was formally created as an independent authority by the Alabama Legislature in 1982, charged with the management of both Brookley and the Mobile Regional Airport. [15] The plan was formally announced by Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier from the Mobile Convention Center on July 2, 2012. “Our logistics in Mobile are world class,” said Bill Sisson, the former executive director of the Mobile Airport Authority (MAA), which operates the 1,650-acre Brookley complex. Although Northrop Grumman declined to bid (stating that it considered the RFP to be too heavily weighted in favor of Boeing and its planned Boeing 767 entry), on April 20, 2010, EADS announced it was re-entering the competition on a stand-alone basis, and intended to enter a bid with the KC-45 with final assembly at Brookley. In 1982, city officials created the Mobile Airport Authority to own, control and operate BFM, the Brookley Complex and Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) - beginning what would become a focused effort to recruit aviation business to Mobile. [7] ST Aerospace Mobile serves as a maintenance provider for Delta Air Lines (Airbus A319/320), FedEx Express, American Airlines, and United Airlines. The firm delivered results to the airport authority that spring, and the findings were announced in August. [22] The CSeries was renamed the Airbus A220 on 10 July 2018;[23] deliveries from Mobile are expected to start in 2020, at an initial rate of four aircraft per month. it was formally created as an independent authority by the alabama legislature in 1982, charged with the management of both brookley and the mobile regional airport. Located on the Mobile Bay within the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley, Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) is the Gulf Coast's newest airport terminal, conveniently located off I-10. Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley and Mobile Regional Airport are owned and operated by Mobile Airport Authority. The Brookley Aeroplex is an industrial complex that supports the operation of BFM and is home to more than 90 businesses that include supply chain providers and others that support the transportation industry.-30-Chris Curry Mobile Airport Authority President O: 251-438-7334/ C:251-423-1392 chris.curry@mobairport.com. It is owned and operated by the Mobile Airport Authority. [20], Airbus Mobile officially opened on September 14, 2015, covering one million square feet on 53 acres of flat grassland. A major component of the aeroplex is the Mobile Downtown Airport, a general aviation facility. Brookley Air Force Base In Mobile Alabama In The Early 60 S. The city established the mobile airport authority in 1972 for advisement on how to manage brookley. About. Photo courtesy of Mobile Airport Authority. It was known by a variety of names until being renamed in 2010 as the Brookley Aeroplex. It is owned and operated by the Mobile Airport Authority. The official website (brookleycomplex.com) is down for maintenance right now, but the title bar of that page includes both names: Brookley Complex, Downtown Airport Mobile-Alabama. The contract would have been worth up to $40 billion with 179 planes to be delivered over the succeeding ten to fifteen years, with production of these aircraft at Brookley. Surely Mobile and the MAA could save money by only having to operate one airport location. After the end of the war, Brookley AFB was used by Air Materiel Command. [13], Following a formal protest from Boeing, the competition was reopened. Bates Field was Mobile's first municipal airport. Currently the Mobile Airport Authority (MAA) has to keep up with two airport locations, Brookley Field and Mobile Regional Airport. The project is anticipated to cost $2.5 million to $3.5 million and is tax exempt. This decision would leave the Mobile Downtown Airport without any commercial airline services for the foreseeable future. 251-633-4510 8400 Airport Blvd, Mobile AL 36608. At Monday's meeting, the authority approved a new logo for the Mobile Airport Authority, which includes three plane wings to represent the authority, the Brookley complex and Mobile Regional Airport. The Mobile Airport Authority Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization created by the Mobile Airport Authority that focuses on elevating specific charitable, educational, and scientific initiatives at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley and Regional campuses, as well as the immediate surrounding community. [10] It is included in Mobile's Foreign Trade Zone 82, a zone that provides special customs procedures to U.S. plants engaged in international trade-related activities. Mobile’s Airport Authority board voted to take the next steps in moving Mobile Regional Airport to the Aeroplex at Brookley Wednesday. The Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley is an industrial complex and airport in Mobile, Alabama, which lies adjacent to the western shore of Mobile Bay. Attempting to capitalize off the site's unique mix of road, rail, water, and air transportation, the authority began a campaign during the late 1980s to recruit the aviation and aerospace industries to Brookley. Thomas “Chris” Curry was hired as the Executive Director of the Mobile Airport Authority in October 2017, and was recently promoted to the position of President in September 2018. So the article and infobox should retain both names for now. Prior to 1969, the airport was part of an active military installation known as Brookley Air Force Base. [3], The aeroplex was first developed specifically for aviation with the establishment of Bates Field in 1929. The name Bates Field was then reused for the new Mobile municipal airport located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the Brookley site, known today as the Mobile Regional Airport. Complete aeronautical information about Mobile Downtown Airport (Mobile, AL, USA), including location, runways, taxiways, navaids, radio frequencies, FBO information, fuel prices, sunrise and sunset times, aerial photo, airport diagram. Welcome to Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley, the transportation and industrial epicenter of the Central Gulf Coast. As a mixed-use industrial complex, we offer unmatched logistical advantages, combining rail, road and water along with a state-of-the-art general aviation airport, featuring two runways that can accommodate any aircraft in the world. The Brookley Property is located along the western shore of Mobile Bay, to the east of Brookley Aeroplex and the Airbus Final Assembly Line. ... including the mayor, City Council, the Mobile Housing Board of Commissioners, GulfQuest National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico and others. In 1982, an act of the Alabama Legislature formally created an independent Mobile Airport Authority to own and operate the Brookley Complex and Mobile Regional Airport, and having the authority to issue municipal bonds. The FAA, in both the airport master record and airport diagram, still refers to this as Mobile Downtown Airport. The airport is a principal component of the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley, a 1,650-acre industrial complex. [15][16], Beginning on June 27, 2012, The New York Times and other news outlets reported that Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS, had decided to locate a new factory in Mobile for the manufacture of the Airbus A320. Mobile Airport Authority set to lay out plan on Tuesday to move commercial operations to Brookley 8/4/2020 Climate change is increasing flood risk around the country. The city established the Mobile Airport Authority in 1972 for advisement on how to manage Brookley. Also, the current location is a money pit! II. The Mobile Airport Authority could be headed to rare territory in examining whether its airport, located in the west suburbs, could be relocated to a site near downtown Mobile. Interest for a train station could be focused near the Downtown Mobile Airport and away from downtown Mobile. A look at a portion of the 300 acres of property within the Brookley Aeroplex that the city of Mobile is purchasing for $42 million. Follow us on Twitter The Authority proudly partners with other community leaders making a positive impact on local and regional economic development. It is located by Mobile Bay – close to downtown Mobile – on what used to be Brookley Air Force Base. The site was renamed Brookley Complex at this time. He studied journalism at The University of Alabama and graduated in 2007. Aerial view of Brookley Aeroplex complex shows Runway 14/32 at right, running east-west near Mobile Bay. In the fall of 2013, the Brookley Aeroplex was rebranded as the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley. As a mixed-use industrial complex, we offer unmatched logistical advantages, combining rail, road and water along with a state-of-the-art general aviation airport, featuring two runways that can accommodate any aircraft in the world. I-10 connects Jacksonville, Florida with Los Angeles, California; I-65 connects Mobile, Alabama with Chicago, Illinois Scope of Work The project will consist of approximately 15-20,000 square feet of space located in an existing This mission has continued to the present.[4]. [16][17] The initial reports were confirmed by the Press-Register, which reported on June 30, 2012 that the deal had been approved by Airbus. Messier-Buggatti-Dowty is a member of the France-based Safran family of aerospace companies, which already has a presence at the Aeroplex.Messier-Bugatti-Dowty will open an office and a workshop at the Aeroplex at the end of June, the Mobile Airport Authority, which operates the 1,650-acre complex, announced today. Brookley Army Air Field employed 17,000 civilians during World War II. the site was renamed brookley complex at this time. Another 100 acres adjacent to the Brookley Aerospace Complex will be dedicated to economic development and will help accommodate suppliers and support services as Brookley continues to grow into the world's 4th largest site for the construction of commercial aircraft. If you need help finding a hotel that is open, call us at 1-800-916-4526. The airport elevation is 26 feet (7.9 m), and it has a control tower and two asphalt/concrete runways: The Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley is the largest industrial and transportation complex in the region, with approximately 70 companies employing about 3600. Notable tenants at Brookley include Airbus North America Engineering (Airbus Military North America's facilities are at the Mobile Regional Airport), Continental Motors, and ST Aerospace Mobile. Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley; Mobile Regional Airport; Mobile Downtown Airport; Follow us on Instagram Follow us … On January 22, 2019, Mobile Downtown Airport announced the beginning of Frontier Airlines nonstop flights to Denver (DEN) and Chicago O’Hare (ORD) starting on May 1, 2019. During World War II, Brookley Army Air Field became the major Army Air Forces supply base for the Air Material Command in the southeastern United States and the Caribbean.Many air depot personnel, logisticians, mechanics, and other support personnel were trained at Brookley during the war. A new terminal building was completed in 1986. [21], On October 16, 2017, Airbus announced a partnership with Bombardier Aerospace, taking over a majority share of the Bombardier CSeries airliner program. The airport is part of the Brookley Complex, an industrial complex which lies on the western shore of Mobile Bay. Sept. 10, 2020–Thomas “Chris” Curry / President, Mobile Airport Authority “Update from the Mobile Airport Authority. You are visiting Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley. History. This left a civilian workforce of approximately 13,000 people, ten percent of the local workforce, without jobs. It could employ up to 1,000 full-time workers when at full capacity. [18][19] A ground breaking ceremony for the factory was held on April 8, 2013. Brookley is a 1,700 acre industrial complex owned and operated by the Mobile Airport Authority. Source: Wikipedia Download PDF Both Air Materiel and Technical Services Command organized mobile Depot Groups at Brookley, then once trained were deploye… It has a 9,600 foot runway. 251-438-7334 1891 9th Street, Mobile, Alabama 36615, Follow us on Instagram [15] The plans include a $600 million factory at the Brookley Aeroplex for the assembly of the A319, A320 and A321 aircraft, all part of the Airbus A320 family. [4] It represented the largest base closure in United States history up to that time. Whether your business interests are in manufacturing and distribution, aviation and aerospace, or if you serve these sectors, Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley offers a one-of-a-kind base of operations unsurpassed in this region. FedEx Express also uses the complex for three daily cargo flights from Memphis, Tennessee. The Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley is adjacent to I-10 and is served by 2 direct interchanges and 2 additional ramps and I-10 connects with I-65 approximately four miles west of the complex. MOBILE AIRPORT AUTHORITY 1891-9TH ST/BROOKLEY COMPLEX MOBILE, AL 36615 UNITED STATES Phone: 251-438 … [8], The site is spread over 1,650 acres (668 ha). (MAA also operates Mobile Regional Airport, the city’s main air hub.) There are 3 flights per week to Denver (Monday, Wednesday, Saturday) and 2 flights per week to Chicago (Wednesday, Saturday). Both destinations are operated with Airbus A320 aircraft, which are assembled on-site. The airport is a principal component of the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley, a 1,650-acre (668 ha) industrial complex. According to an announcement released Monday, April 6, 2020, by the Mobile Airport Authority, Frontier will begin to offer direct flights to Orlando International Airport starting Saturday, April 18. The United States Army Air Corps purchased the airfield in 1938 and established the Brookley Army Air Field, later renamed Brookley Air Force Base in 1948. [14] EADS also announced plans to move its Airbus A330-200F freighter assembly line from France to Mobile as well if it got the contract. [1] It was known by a variety of names until being renamed in 2010 as the Brookley Aeroplex. It is owned and operated by the Mobile Airport Authority. 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VHB conducted the study in 120 days, and work began in February 2018. The Alabama State Port Authority says a location near the Brookley … The closure of the base was announced in 1964, with operations officially ceasing in June 1969. The Mobile Airport Authority Board selected VHB in a competitive bid process and received an FAA Airport Improvement Program grant that funded 90% of the $99,000 study. Mobile Airport Authority plans commercial flights from Brookley. [5], The site was returned to the city after the base closure. Follow us on Google+, Global Entry Enrollment Center Opening at MOB, Frontier Airlines will cease service at the Mobile Downtown Airport. And it means that the new mini-terminal that the Airport Authority opened at the Downtown Mobile Airport in the Brookley Aeroplex in 2019, at a cost of about $8 million, will continue to serve at least one client airline. ... the Mobile Airport Authority and the State of Alabama. The City of Mobile acquired the land from then Mayor of Mobile, Cecil F. Bates. The Authority's first project was to finance and build a new terminal building at Mobile Regional Airport in West Mobile. When Brookley was an active military installation, this portion of the greater airfield complex housed officers and enlisted personnel, and included the officer’s club and the base’s golf course. Prior to 1969, the airport was part of an active military installation known as Brookley Air Force Base. Construction began in the spring of 2013, with it becoming operable by 2015 and producing 40 to 50 aircraft per year by 2017. It is owned and operated by the Mobile Airport Authority. [9] The complex is home to many aerospace industries and features direct connections with Mobile Bay via its own docks, CSX railway, and with Interstate 10. This effort may allow the companies to circumvent high countervailing duties on the CSeries family. Welcome to Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley, the transportation and industrial epicenter of the Central Gulf Coast. Brookley Air Force Base had its aeronautical beginnings with Mobile's first municipal airport, the original Bates Field.However, the site itself had been occupied from the time of Mobile's founding, starting with the home of Mobile's founding father, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, in the early 18th century.