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PBS Aerospace opens jet-engine facility in Roswell, pledges U.S. production and hires
Summary
PBS Aerospace and city officials marked the opening of a production and R&D facility in Roswell, Georgia. Company leaders said they will invest up to $20,000,000 in the first phase, begin low-rate production this fall, and hire about 100 workers in the next year, with plans to scale to thousands of engines annually in 2026.
PBS Aerospace on Thursday opened a production and research facility in Roswell, Georgia, company and city officials said at a public ceremony; the company said the move is the first phase of a larger U.S. expansion. The date of the event was not specified in the transcript.
The investment, company leaders said, is aimed at supplying small turbojet engines for defense customers and creating local jobs. "We are just now talking about several reasons why we are just now here. We would like to be very closer, much more closer to our US customers," said Pavel Chekhil, identified in the event as the CEO of PBS Group, adding that "we are going to invest up to 20,000,000 during this first stage."
PBS Aerospace CEO Eric Durham said the company has already produced its first engine at the Roswell plant and expects to begin low-rate initial production in September, with…
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