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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 17, 2020 Boeing [NYSE: BA] has entered into a 25-year lease agreement with the Jacksonville Aviation Authority to grow its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operations at its Cecil Field site, located at Cecil Airport.
Under the agreement, the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) will construct and lease to Boeing new facilities on approximately 30 acres located on the northeast side of Cecil Airport, near Boeing’s existing MRO site. The new construction will eventually house Boeing’s on-site operations and include nearly 270,000 square feet of hangar space and more than 100,000 square feet of office and support shop space. Construction work by JAA will begin in fall 2021 with a planned commencement of operations date in January 2024.
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Boeing will add about 400 more jobs at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville by moving into a new hangar that will be built by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, marking a major expansion for Boeing s presence at the airfield on the city s Westside, officials said Thursday.
Boeing, which currently employs about 350 people at Cecil Airport, entered into a 25-year building and land lease agreement with the aviation authority, which owns Cecil Airport.
“This announcement is one of the most significant in the JAA’s history and a testament to what an economic powerhouse Cecil Airport is for Northeast Florida.” Jacksonville Aviation Authority CEO Mark VanLoh said.
Boeing to add 400 jobs at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville
Boeing, which currently employs about 350 people at Cecil Airport, entered into a 25-year building and land lease agreement with the aviation authority.
Credit: Dede Smith/For the Florida Times-Union
A view of the Cecil Airport control tower from across the runways. Author: Florida Times-Union, David Bauerlein Published: 2:43 PM EST December 17, 2020 Updated: 2:43 PM EST December 17, 2020
JACKSONVILLE, Fla Boeing will add about 400 more jobs at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville by moving into a new hangar that will be built by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority over the next three years, marking a major expansion for Boeing s presence at the Westside airfield.