# Aurora Flight Sciences expanding Columbus, Mississippi facility

Aurora Flight Sciences is investing $43.8 million to expand its aerosystems production facility in Columbus, Mississippi, adding 50,000 square feet of new manufacturing space and refurbishing 40,000 square feet. The project will create 63 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-08-21
- Where: Columbus, Mississippi, United States
- Value: $43.8M
- Jobs: 63
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50,000 square feet added
- Products: advanced aircraft, composite components, aerostructures
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Aurora Flight Sciences](https://endata.com/companies/27386.md)
- [Boeing](https://endata.com/companies/685.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [mississippi.org](https://mississippi.org/news/aurora-flight-sciences-expanding-in-lowndes-county/), 2024-08-21: "This investment by Aurora Flight Sciences is further proof that Mississippi is an outstanding location for cutting-edge aerospace manufacturing."
- [aurora.aero](https://www.aurora.aero/2024/08/21/aurora-announces-manufacturing-expansion-in-mississippi/), 2024-08-21: "We're proud to bring this investment to the Columbus, Mississippi community."
- [manufacturingdive.com](https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/boeing-subsidiary-aurora-flight-sciences-to-expand-mississippi-plant/725814/), 2024-09-05: "Aurora Flight Sciences is investing $43.8 million to expand and renovate its manufacturing facility in Columbus, Mississippi"

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