5 October 2019:CAE USA has broken ground of its new state-of-the-art US headquarters facility at the Tampa International Airport.
The new facility will be leased from Space Florida. It is expected to be completed in 2022 and will be home to over 600 Tampa-based CAE USA employees.
The groundbreaking ceremony of the facility was attended today by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis; United States Representative Kathy Castor (D-Fla.); Mayor Jane Castor, City of Tampa; Joe Lopano, CEO, Tampa International Airport; Craig Richard, President and CEO of the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation; General Bryan "Doug" Brown, U.S. Army (Retired), Chairman of the CAE USA board of directors; the Honorable Sue Payton, former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force and CAE USA board member; and Brian Morra, Chairman of the CAE USA Mission Solutions Inc. board of directors. The CAE USA facility groundbreaking was also attended by other local, state, and federal government officials; customers, partners and suppliers; and employees, including 35 employees with more than 30 years of service.
"The legacy of CAE USA is now 80 years old and we have been in the Tampa Bay area for the last 40 years," said Ray Duquette, President and General Manager, CAE USA. "We are excited to grow and expand to a new state-of-the-art facility at the Tampa airport. This will provide our employees a modern facility that will help us attract and retain the world-class workforce we need to develop advanced training solutions that enhance the mission readiness of the men and women in our defence forces."