Growth in cards for VT MAE

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The president of VT MAE, Bill Hafner, will tell you he's "bullish" about the Gulf Coast I-10 aerospace region, which he sees as primed for growth. Indeed, his company has had a maintenance, repair and overhaul operation in Mobile, Ala., since 1991, and is in the midst of expanding into Pensacola International Airport with a 300-500 worker "ninth hangar." And as if that's not big enough, Hafner said there's already talk about a "Phase II" that would double the footprint with a second hangar at the site. (Source: GCRL aerospace newsletter story, August issue, 08/04/15) Full newsletter