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Stimpson talks aerospace development after return from England

Posted by Dale Liesch | Jul 20, 2018 | Latest, News | 0 |

Following his return from England, Mayor Sandy Stimpson spoke to reporters Friday about the Farnborough International Airshow, taking questions on a variety of topics from the plan for a new final assembly line in Mobile to the effects of new tariffs on certain materials.

Stimpson called the trip to the two-day event near London “very, very successful” for the delegation from Mobile and Baldwin counties.

“We were able to build on relationships our predecessors set up in 2005,” he said. “We spoke with 20 different suppliers.”

As for any deals struck with aircraft industry suppliers, Stimpson said that would be up to Airbus. He said the delegation was in attendance to help sell the city and the surrounding areas.

“Suppliers want to get a feeling of what the government … is like,” he said. “It was important for us to be there.”

Stimpson said he is not sure if the aircraft manufacturer had chosen any new suppliers for the area. Instead, Airbus has been working toward getting a new final assembly line built for the production of the new A220 series of jets, which were previously known as the Bombardier CSeries.

“I’m not aware of Airbus choosing any new suppliers,” Stimpson said. “Their focus has been on getting a FAL built.”

As for a timeline on the FAL, Stimpson said construction could start in the fall, with opening of the facility tentatively slated for 2020.

“They’ll be building more planes here, which means more jobs,” he said. “We’ve got a lot of work to do to prepare.”

Aircraft manufacturers and executives at the show discussed the possibility of Mobile moving its regional airport downtown. Stimpson said Allan McArtor, CEO of Airbus Americas, had no major concerns about the proposed move, but they could work out any challenges in the future.

Officials at the show also discussed recent tariffs. Stimpson said the city supports free and fair trade, but it can be tricky because “what is fair for one person, may not be fair to another.”

“Mayors of cities don’t have a lot to do in trade issues,” he said.

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Dale Liesch

Dale Liesch

Dale Liesch has been a reporter at Lagniappe since February 2014. He covers all aspects of the city of Mobile, including the mayor, city council, the Mobile Housing Board of Commissioners, GulfQuest National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico and others. He studied journalism at The University of Alabama and actually graduated in 2007. He came to Lagniappe, after several years in the newspaper industry. He achieved the position of news editor at The Alexander City Outlook before moving to Virginia and then subsequently moving back a few years later. He has a number of Alabama and Virginia Press association awards to his name. He grew up in the wilderness of Baldwin County, among several different varieties of animals including: dogs, cats, ducks, chickens, a horse and an angry goat. He now lives in Midtown Mobile with his wife, Hillary, and daughter, Joan. The family currently has no goats, angry or otherwise, but is ruled by the whims of two very energetic dogs.

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