Gov’t commissions feasibility study for commercial spaceport in Roosevelt Roads
February 7, 2019
The Puerto Rico government has signed a collaborative agreement with Florida-based RS&H Inc. to conduct a feasibility study to establish a commercial spaceport at the José Aponte de la Torre Airport, in the former Roosevelt Roads naval base in Ceiba. The study will cost $75,000 and should be ready by June 30, 2019. “We believe […]
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Pratt & Whitney inaugurates renovated $14M aerospace engineering center in P.R.
December 11, 2018
Pratt & Whitney Puerto Rico Inc., formerly Infotech Aerospace Services Inc. (IAS), is an aerospace engineering center.
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Honeywell Aerospace announces $2M expansion in Moca
April 6, 2018
Honeywell Aerospace de Puerto Rico, located in the municipality of Moca, will expand its testing capabilities at its research and technology facility, resulting in the hiring of 50 professionals for roles in engineering and technology and supporting positions.
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Lockheed Martin relocates to Aguadilla, to add 120 jobs
October 12, 2016
Puerto Rico government and Lockheed Martin executives on Tuesday officially inaugurated the global security and aerospace company’s new facility in Aguadilla, an expansion that is expected to generate 120 new jobs — which will more than triple the size of its workforce in Puerto Rico over the next three years.
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UTC Aerospace Systems expanding presence in P.R.
September 22, 2016
UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., announced Wednesday it is expanding its presence in Puerto Rico over the next three years with the establishment of an operations and supply chain business services center.
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Infotech Aerospace Services announces $11M expansion
June 7, 2016
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Infotech Aerospace Services (IAS) announced Monday an expansion of operations that will foster the growth of the aerospace industry in the island’s western region.
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Honeywell opens $40M aerospace testing lab in Moca
May 4, 2016
Honeywell Aerospace announced Tuesday the opening of a new environmental testing laboratory in Puerto Rico’s Las Américas Technology Park, which will create 335 new jobs on the island.
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Avenger Aerospace Solutions lands in Aguadilla
April 9, 2015
Avenger Aerospace Solutions, a specialized aerospace industry’s service provider with headquarters in South Carolina, established a subsidiary in Puerto Rico recently, adding to the expansion of this new economic sector on the island, company and government officials announced Wednesday.
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Infosys BPO opens in Aguadilla, creates 250 jobs
March 10, 2015
Infosys BPO, the business process outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys, inaugurated its new operations center in Aguadilla on Monday, where it will generate 250 jobs.
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209 companies join Lufthansa’s business supply chain
March 4, 2015
Some 209 companies, mostly local small and medium businesses that took part in a meeting with Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico late last year, have identified opportunities with the firm and its project in Aguadilla, the government announced Tuesday.
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PR MBDA receives $100K for aerospace industry training
October 15, 2014
The Puerto Rico Minority Business Development Agency Center, a nonprofit run by the Puerto Rico Products Association, received funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce to establish a technical assistance program to help minority companies join the aerospace industry supply chain.
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Polytechnic Univ. inaugurates aerospace lab
February 8, 2013
The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico inaugurated Thursday a new aerospace laboratory at its Hato Rey campus that houses the first flight simulator on the island. The facility aims to train future aerospace engineering professionals to enter the highly specialized field currently booming on the island, school officials said.
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