# Aerion breaks ground on $300M headquarters in Melbourne, Florida

Aerion broke ground on its new global headquarters and production campus at Orlando Melbourne International Airport in Florida, a $300 million investment on 110+ acres. The facility will be used for research, design and production of the AS2 supersonic business jet, with production slated to begin in 2023 and 675 jobs expected by 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-01-26
- Where: Melbourne, Florida, United States
- Value: $300.0M
- Jobs: 675
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: upward of 300 aircraft over the next decade
- Products: AS2 supersonic business jet
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Aerion](https://endata.com/companies/52798.md)
- [Boeing](https://endata.com/companies/685.md) (partner)
- [General Electric](https://endata.com/companies/1262.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [foxbusiness.com](https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/company-behind-supersonic-private-jet-breaks-ground-300m-florida-headquarters), 2021-01-26: "We are building the future of mobility – a future where humanity can travel between any two points on our planet in three hours or less."

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