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Jacksonville leaders celebrated a caller epoch of housing, restoring and repairing subject craft Wednesday greeting adjacent Cecil Airport. A caller 370,000 quadrate ft analyzable volition beryllium location to a caller Boeing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility.
The Jacksonville Aviation Authority is leasing the spot northeast of Cecil Airport astatine 5868 Approach Road. Boeing’s CEO expects this to bring successful much than 300 quality jobs. The installation volition clasp 8 hangars and plentifulness of bureau space.
“Creating jobs and expanding our aviation manufacturing basal present and Duval region is captious to found innovative technological leadership,” said Jacksonville politician Lenny Curry
The jobs volition see mechanics, electricians and engineers. The caller installation is expected to beryllium state-of-the-art for maintaining, restoring, repairing and upgrading subject aircrafts similar F-18s, getting them acceptable for missions and combat.
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“This is benignant of multipronged. We are going to put successful the community, we are investing successful the facility, and we are going to proceed to present to our lawsuit to enactment the mission.” Boeing Global Services CEO, Ted Colbert said.
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry announced a $425,000 assistance to Boeing for infrastructure projects astatine this caller site, including fencing, tempest h2o drainage areas and sewage lines.
“This is going to marque Cecil Airport wide unfastened to the world,” said Jacksonville Aviation Authority CEO Mark VanLoh said. “We are disposable for businesses to come, determination to Jacksonville, and acceptable up store astatine this airport.
Colbert hoping this caller determination leads Boeing to become the modular for aviation and aerospace.
The caller installation costs astir $116 cardinal and Colbert says it volition unfastened successful 2023.
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