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Airport growth, new Aero Air plant and Ocean Center events highlighted as job drivers
Summary
County leaders credited the Daytona Beach International Airport’s new carriers and the Ocean Center’s record year — and cited a French aircraft company, Aero Air, planning a manufacturing and assembly plant that county officials said will create more than 1,400 jobs.
Volusia County officials used the 2025 State of the County address to spotlight airport and convention-center activity and a planned aircraft plant they said will bring significant employment.
Chair Jeff Brower noted that Daytona Beach International Airport welcomed Breeze Airways service to White Plains, New York, and Avelo Airlines added routes to Wilmington, Delaware, and Hartford, Connecticut. Brower said the airport earned a Commercial Service Airport of the Year award.
Brower and other council members also credited the Ocean Center with a record year: the facility hosted more than 118 events, drew roughly half a million guests, and generated over 88,000 hotel room nights. Brower said shows included national acts as well as family events.
Economic development: Brower reported that the Economic Development Division “welcomed the announcement by French aircraft corporation Aero Air to build a manufacturing and assembly plant at the Daytona Beach International Airport.” Brower said the initiatives tied to the airport and Ocean Center “will collectively create more than 1,400 high paying jobs.”
Why it matters: County leaders framed airport route expansion, Ocean Center bookings, and the announced Aero Air investment as drivers for tourism, hotel demand and higher-wage manufacturing jobs in Volusia County.
Details and limits: The address credited Aero Air’s announcement and cited a jobs estimate of “more than 1,400” but did not provide a timetable, incentive package, contract number, or specific county approvals tied to the project in the speech. Similarly, awards and route announcements were described by county leaders but not accompanied by vendor contracts or formal procurement documents in the address.
