Gov Bush: Jetblue Selects Orlando For New Flight Center [150 new jobs; average salary: $57K]

State of FL ^ | Aug. 6, 2003 | State of FL

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Governor Bush Announces Jetblue Selects Orlando For New Flight Training Center And Maintenance Hanger

~Low-Fare Airline to Create More Than 150 New Jobs in Central Florida~

ORLANDO- Governor Jeb Bush today joined JetBlue President and COO, Dave Barger at the Orlando International Airport to announce the low-fare airline will build its first flight training center and maintenance hanger in Orlando. The $160 million facility will employ more than 150 people at an average salary of approximately $57,000 per year. Orange County Chairman Rich Crotty and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer joined the Governor at the announcement.

“JetBlue had a choice in where to locate their first-ever flight training center and maintenance hanger, and they picked Florida,” said Governor Bush. “This is a major victory for Florida and Orlando as it continues our efforts to diversify Florida’s economy. Technology, training facilities, and jobs brought here by JetBlue only adds to Orlando’s reputation as the world’s hub for simulation and modeling activities.”

JetBlue’s new training center will encompass an 80,000 square foot building with the capacity for eight aircraft simulators plus classrooms, cabin training equipment, a training pool, and administration areas. JetBlue will use this new facility for the new and recurrent training of all its pilots and in-flight crew, plus training for its technical operations and customer service crew. Construction of the center is scheduled for completion in late 2005.

The carrier’s new maintenance hanger will cover approximately 70,000 square feet and have the capacity to accommodate three Airbus A320 aircraft. The hanger, which is expected to be complete by early 2005, will be used for maintenance as well as the installation and maintenance of the airline’s LiveTV inflight satellite television system.

“Building on our long-standing partnership with the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Governor Bush, Mayor Buddy Dyer and County Chairman Rich Crotty have all stepped up to the plate to help take JetBlue’s commitment to Central Florida to a new level,” said Dave Barger, President and COO of JetBlue Airways. “We were also fortunate to have the support of a variety of community organizations such as the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, Enterprise Florida, the University of Central Florida and Valencia Community College.”

The New York-based airline offers flights throughout the country, including Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, Tampa, and West Palm Beach.

JetBlue selected Orlando to build the training center and maintenance hanger over other locations, including New York.

Orlando’s success came because of the tremendous teamwork at the state and local level. The Governor’s Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development worked with Enterprise Florida, the Orange County Commission, the City of Orlando, the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority in convincing JetBlue to locate in Central Florida.

[fight_truth_decay]

JetBlue is impressive and knows how to make money something the other airlines don't know how to do. Stock has been running around $45 a share..competitors in the mid teens.

Excellent management.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

I'll spell it out for you. There may be good in California, just as there is good in every human being...just becasue has good people living in it doesn't mean the state is worth a damn. There are a lot more nuts in Kalifornia, and they are running the show.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Where was the last proposed site for electic generation in Florida? When was it quashed by the state?

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

I've never heard of a proposed site being fought by the govt.

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JetBlue is impressive and knows how to make money something the other airlines don't know how to do

Yes! They could give a lesson to these other airlines who don't seem to know how to make a profit. And, I very much like how smart they are in choosing FL to bring their new jobs. :)

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

http://www.raponline.org/Pubs/IRPsurvey/IRPFLorida.pdf

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FYI. :)

[PokeyJoe]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[sport]

Not so. As a Democrat, she is entitled to continue voting whether incarcerated or dead. Don't believe me? Just ask the Florida Supreme Court. Heck, you don't even have to be a real person - you can just be a pregnant chad.

I know. Silly me, what was I thinking? Even Republicans vote for democrats after they die.

[sport]

Post # 69 was supposed to have been to s different thread.

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

bump

[TheCPA]

Exactly, the sum of the high and low, then divided by 2 is the mid-range, not the median.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

FYI,
There is an article today in the Florida Times-Union newspaper that notes Floria has 20% electrical capacity and only imports 10% of its power from other states, which is lower than other states. It is a Knight-Rider news article...