Embraer Announces Major Expansion at MLB
10/29/2013  |  Melbourne, FL

Embraer, the world’s third largest aircraft manufacturer, announced plans to assemble its new line of business jets at Melbourne International Airport, effectively doubling the size of its operations here.  Read More

America’s Growing Aviation Cluster Adds Mod Center
5/10/2013  |  Melbourne, FL

Melbourne International Airport (MLB), a dynamic and rapidly growing aviation and aerospace manufacturing hub on Florida’s Space Coast, added another star to its lineup with the grand opening today of MidairUSA’s Maintenance and Engineering complex. Read More

Embraer Announces New $24 Million Engineering Center at Melbourne International Airport
3/21/2012  |  Melbourne, FL

Brazilian aviation giant Embraer unveiled today plans to add a $24 million engineering center to its operations at Melbourne International Airport. Read More

Melbourne Airport Tenant Achieves Coveted Certification
2/17/2012  |  Melbourne, FL

Satcom Direct, Inc., a Satellite Beach-based satellite communications company with flight operations at Melbourne International Airport, placed its flight operations department among the safest in the world recently by earning the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) certification. Read More

Melbourne Airport Wins Coveted FAA Safety Award
11/22/2011  |  Melbourne, FL

Melbourne International recently joined a distinct group of airports nationally that have received the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Safety Mark of Distinction Award. Read More

Melbourne Airport Authority to Consider MidairUSA Land Lease
8/1/2011  |  Melbourne, FL

The Melbourne Airport Authority board is scheduled to meet Wednesday to consider a long-term land lease for aircraft maintenance powerhouse MidairUSA. Read More

Melbourne International hosts World’s Largest Plane
3/4/2011  |  Melbourne, FL

Nearly as long as a football field and able to carry a half million pounds of cargo, the Antonov An-225 lumbered down the Melbourne International Airport runways for a landing this week. Read More