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BREVARD HISTORY: Melbourne Orlando International Airport Started as Air Mail Fueling Stop in 1928

Melbourne Orlando International Airport (MLB) has a rich history on the Space Coast. In 1925, the U.S. Post Office contracted the air mail service with Florida Airways under the Kelly Act. What is now the Melbourne Orlando International Airport was designated a fueling stop in 1928 when a Pitcairn Aircraft landed on a cow pasture strip north of Kissimmee Highway. […]

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BREVARD HISTORY: Melbourne Orlando International Airport Started as Air Mail Fueling Stop in 1928

Melbourne Orlando International Airport (MLB) has a rich history on the Space Coast. In 1925, the U.S. Post Office contracted the air mail service with Florida Airways under the Kelly Act. What is now the Melbourne Orlando International Airport was designated a fueling stop in 1928 when a Pitcairn Aircraft landed on a cow pasture strip north of Kissimmee Highway. […]

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‘GAME CHANGER’: 143-Suite Hotel Hyatt Place at Melbourne Orlando International Airport Ready to Soar

GAME CHANGER: With an address of 747 Air Terminal Parkway, it’s a given that the new Hyatt Place at Melbourne Orlando International Airport is ready to soar. The Hyatt Place Melbourne Airport is the first hybrid concept hotel in the United States, serving both commercial airline travelers and private aviation customers. The hotel is central to major government contractors offering private terminals for business and luxury aviation. “The fact is that you have a hotel they can fly-in,” said David Mendal, above inset, co-founder and board member of real estate development group Twenty8, which partnered with ADELON Capital to make the hotel a reality. […]

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Avelo Airlines to Offer Nonstop Service from Melbourne Orlando International Airport to Wilmington, Philadelphia Region

Avelo Airlines announced today it is expanding service at Melbourne Orlando International Airport with exclusive nonstop flights to Delaware’s Wilmington Airport – a convenient and easy alternative to Philadelphia International Airport. Avelo will be the only airline flying between The Space Coast and The First State. […]

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Enter Space Coast Daily’s Ticket Giveaway for Melbourne Orlando International Airport’s Upcoming Inaugural Flights

Win a pair of round-trip airline tickets on the newest flights on Sun Country Airlines and Canada Jetlines from Melbourne Orlando International Airport. This special Space Coast Daily airline ticket giveaway is for round-trip tickets on Melbourne Orlando International Airport’s upcoming inaugural flights on Sun Country Airlines on Feb. 3 and Canada Jetlines on Feb. 16. Simply email Contact@SpaceCoastDaily.com and tell us why you love Melbourne Orlando International airport. Winners will be announced on SpaceCoastDaily.com on Jan. 13 and Jan. 20. […]

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BREVARD HISTORY: Melbourne Orlando International Airport Began as Air Mail Fueling Stop in 1928

Melbourne Orlando International Airport (MLB) has a rich history on the Space Coast. In 1925, the U.S. Post Office contracted the air mail service with Florida Airways under the Kelly Act. What is now the Melbourne Orlando International Airport was designated a fueling stop in 1928 when a Pitcairn Aircraft landed on a cow pasture strip north of Kissimmee Highway. […]

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Dassault Aviation Selects Florida’s Space Coast for New Major Maintenance Facility, Will Bring 400 Jobs to Brevard

The Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast (EDC) and the Melbourne Orlando International Airport (MLB) announced Dassault Falcon Jet, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, a global leader in the aerospace industry, has selected Florida’s Space Coast for its new major maintenance facility. This new state-of-the-art factory will spur a capital investment of $115 million and the creation of 400 new jobs with an average annual wage of $86,120. […]