Tag: VT-MAE
VT MAE job fair
VT MAE, Pensacola’s newest global aviation company, is seeking qualified candidates to fill multiple aircraft maintenance positions. VT MAE performs maintenance services and modifications to…
Another signal more VTMAE jobs coming to Pensacola
Last week, I wrote Gov. Rick Scott was giving the Triumph Gulf Coast signals he wants the board to help the City of Pensacola add…
VT MAE Job Fair on Friday, Nov. 3 and Thursday, Nov. 9
On Friday, Oct. 27, VT MAE conducted a Career Information Event attended by over 100 prospective employees and vendors, including students from the Aviation Maintenance…
Learn more about upcoming jobs and subcontracting opportunities at VT MAE tomorrow!
VT MAE, Pensacola’s newest global aviation company, will host an information session on Friday Oct. 27,  at 9 a.m. regarding their current corporate operations, upcoming…
VT MAE gears for hiring with info session Oct. 27
VT MAE is ready to begin its community outreach for subcontractor and those seeking jobs at its aircraft maintenance facility under construction at Pensacola International…
VT MAE within budget and set to open Spring 2018
On Monday, Dave Penzone, the consultant hired by Mayor Ashton Hayward to oversee the VT MAE project at the Pensacola International Airport, updated the Pensacola…
Ingram gets funding for Bluffs and airport through his committee [podcast]
Escambia County and the City of Pensacola got good news yesterday. Rep. Clay Ingram reported on “Pensacola Speaks” that infrastructure funding for FloridaWest’s Bluffs project…
Inaccurate City of Pensacola website hampers accountability
Mayor Ashton Hayward  has proclaimed often that  transparency, and accountability are cornerstones of his administration. Unfortunately, the reality doesn’t match the rhetoric. He declared in his first…
Gov. Scott breaks ground on $43-million facility at Pensacola airport
Governor Rick Scott joined state, county and city officials to break ground on the long-awaited aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility for VT Mobile…
Fact finding: VT MAE Briefing Book
Two weeks ago, Mayor Ashton Hayward provided the most detail explanation of the $46-million VT MAE MRO facility at the Pensacola International Airport. A briefing…
City of Pensacola has $24 million in bank for VT MAE hangar
Last week, the Mayor Ashton Hayward’s staff gave the Pensacola City Council and Escambia Board of County Commissioners an accounting on the funds for VT…
VT-Mae project cost increases by $8.67 million, FDOT picks up tab
In September 2014 when Mayor Ashton Hayward signed the agreement to build an aircraft MRO facility at the Pensacola International Airport, the total cost was…
Joint meeting request missing paving discussion
Last Friday, Mayor Ashton Hayward let it be known that he would like the Pensacola City Council to schedule a joint meeting to give a…
Olson expects VT MAE groundbreaking to be Sept. 8
City Administrator Eric Olson gave his monthly report to the Pensacola City Council at its agenda review on Aug. 8. He said the city would…
Buzz: VT MAE may begin construction soon
The long-awaited VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Inc. (VT MAE) facility may begin construction within the next few months. During a discussion at the Escambia Board…
VT MAE funding still unsecured, but project within timeline
Late Friday night, the mayor’s office sent out its latest “Upwords.” Mayor Ashton Hayward said that Governor Scott’s veto of $3 million for Pensacola International…
Mayor Hayward says FDOT has agreed to adjust 5-yr plan to fund VT-MAE project
Around 6 p.m. yesterday, Mayor Ashton Hayward sent out an “Upwords” newsletter on the VT-MAE project at the Pensacola International Airport. At the end of…
FDOT may take multi-year funding approach on $3.5 million for VT-MAE project
Interim Airport Director Dan Flynn wrote, “The City of Pensacola has been in contact with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) with respect to funding…
FDOT could help fund VT-MAE taxiway and runway
I made a few calls to Tallahassee. Apparently the city has approached Florida Department of Transportation for help with the $3.5 million needed for the…
