GE Aviation invests $20 million to expand in Pompano Beach. The new 30,000-square-foot space includes a new lab that will provide increased capacity for developing, testing and manufacturing advanced electrical power conversion products used on civil and military platforms. (Read more)

Aerospace Technologies Group, Inc. (ATG) unveils new corporate headquarters in Boca Raton. The 65,000 square foot, state-of-the-art, newly renovated facility is home to 130 manufacturing, administrative, research and development personnel and functions as the site for Aerospace Technologies Group's production lines. (Read more)

The 35,000-square-foot hangar will house a heavy-lift helicopter used by the U.S. Marine Corps that is being assembled on the campus. (Read more)

Brazilian jet manufacturer Embraer S.A. is adding a $24 million engineering center to its existing assembly plant and customer center at Melbourne International Airport. The new 63,500-square-foot center is expected to employ 200 people with an average annual salary of $70,000. (Read more)

The South Runway Expansion Project at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is expected to be one of the most significant construction projects in the state of Florida during the next several years and is expected to generate more than 11,000 temporary jobs over the life of the project. (Read more)

KCI specializes in inspection, maintenance and repair of business jets and turbo-props, notably those powered by Pratt and Whitney engines. KCI plans to hire a minimum of 30 workers by the end of 2014 with an approximate average annual wage of $46,000. (Read more)

As Professional Aircraft Accessories broke ground on an expansion project to accommodate 50 new employees, its president says business is going so well, another staff increase of up to 65 jobs is likely in the near future. (Read more)

World-renowned aerospace leader Embraer has launched its new Melbourne-based global customer center and delivered its first U.S. built aircraft. (Read more)

X-Ray Industries, Inc., a Troy Michigan based privately held aerospace specialty services company, has acquired Arcadia Aerospace Industries, and will invest $1.5 Million in the Punta Gorda facility for new leading edge ultrasonic inspection systems for the inspection of airframe components made of carbon composite materials tripling the capacity of the Punta Gorda facility. (Read more)

Boeing will manufacture and test its Crew Space Transportation-100 (CST-100) spacecraft and locate its Commercial Crew program headquarters at Kennedy Space Center, creating 550 jobs by December 2015. (Read more)

Florida Aviation Academy is offering an accelerated flight training program to provide students the opportunity to become licensed commercial pilots in only 16 weeks. (Read more)

Florida is home to 2 of America's Top 10 Metros for Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing: Tampa/St. Petersburg and Orlando. (Read more)

The Center for Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) has been selected to manage the International Space Station US National Laboratory and maximize utilization of the orbiting outpost for scientific and technological research and development and the advancement of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. (Read more)

Canada-based Toronto Sky Aviation Inc. (TSA), is launching a new aircraft repair company, Aircraft Armature Inc., in Opa-Locka, creating 100 skilled jobs in less than three years. (Read more)

Professional Aircraft Accessories, Inc., a full service, FAA certified repair station specializing in the repair and overhaul of landing gear, accessories, instrumentation, pressurization, radio, radar avionics and airframe components is adding 20,000 square foot and 50 jobs in Brevard County. (Read more)

Pemco World Air Services, a leading MRO company attracted by Tampa's talented workforce, moves its corporate headquarters out of Alabama and into Florida. (Read more)

Private Jet Charter, one of the world's largest independent private jet charter brokers and consultants, unveiled an aggressive expansion plan in North America by establishing its regional office in Fort Lauderdale to serve as its charter hub for the United States and Canada. (Read more)

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. officially opened a new facility at its Florida Assembly and Flight Operations campus, establishing experimental assembly line operations for the new CH-53K heavy lift helicopter. (Read more)

Chromalloy, an international aerospace company based in Orangeburg, N.Y., announced today Palm Beach Gardens will be the new home for its corporate headquarters and Technology Center of Excellence. (Read more)

The Immokalee Regional Airport is adding new aviation tenants with the construction of a new test facility for turbo gas generators overhauled from former aircraft engines. Turbo Services chose the Immokalee location due to its reasonable cost of living and proximity to highways and the company headquarters. (Read more)

Florida State College at Jacksonville's new Aircraft Services Educational Facility at Cecil Field is now open. The $20 million complex is being funded by JAA and FSCJ and will provide approximately 200 new jobs. (Read more)

The $50 million plant will be the final assembly facility for the Phenom 100 and 300 Executive Jets. (Read more)

Aircraft maintenance company Midair USA Inc. has decided to expand their operations at Melbourne International Airport, building a $28 million facility and creating up to 450 new jobs. (Read more)

Flightstar Aircraft Services Inc. said it plans to hire 200 people over the next six months due to increased business repairing aircraft and converting passenger jets into cargo planes. (Read more)

Sanswire Corp, a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles and related technologies, is bringing its corporate headquarters to a facility located on the grounds of the John F. Kennedy Space Center. (Read more)

AAR has selected Melbourne, Fla. as the new location for its airlift services and specialized aircraft modifications businesses. (Read more)

AirTran Airways unveiled its new state-of-the-art System Operations Control Center and announced plans to open a pilot base in Orlando. The base will initially employ 100 pilots, including a chief pilot. (Read more)

Hernando County Airport welcomes Brooksville Air Center, the aiport's second Fixed Base Operator. Pilots can do flight planning, fueling and aircraft maintenance at this full-service facility, and storage space is available for aircraft of all sizes within the 20,000 square foot hangar. (Read more)

Charter jet service Sky King is moving from California to Lakeland and expects to employ 80 or 90workers by the end of this year. Beginning in August, Sky King's fleet of ten 737s will be maintained in Lakeland. (Read more)

Saturday truly was a historic day for Bay county as the community welcomed Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport. This is the first new airport built since the 9-11 terrorist attacks. (Read more)

AvMax Group Inc. is opening a heavy maintenance and modification facility for the regional jet and turboprop aviation industry at Jacksonville International Airport (JAX). The facility will initially employ as many as 100 to 120 licensed aircraft mechanics. (Read more)

The Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority secured $2 million to assist in the expansion of the Bristow Academy, a major helicopter pilot training facility, and create 97 new central Florida aerospace sector jobs. (Read more)

The number of international passengers through Orlando International Airport (MCO) increased nearly 11 percent in 2009, propelling the airport to a record-breaking year for international travel. (Read more)

Jacksonville's Cecil Field airport is the country's newest licensed commercial spaceport, and the first in Florida cleared to fly space vehicles that take off and land horizontally, like airplanes. The airport was awarded a federal license to fly commercial space vehicles being designed to ferry tourists, researchers and others beyond Earth's atmosphere. (Read more)