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September 16, 2015

Airborne 09.16.15: Blue Origin Moves, Non-ETOPS A321 Goof, Developer Threatens Airport

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Blue Origin has announced that its new home will be on the east coast of central Florida at Cape Canaveral. Blue Origin founder, Jeff Bezos, announced the development in a speech in Florida and on the company's blog Tuesday morning. Bezos wrote in part, "We’ll be flying our orbital launch vehicle from Florida. We are thrilled to be coming to the Sunshine State for a new era of exploration.” The launch facility will be located at Complex 36. Bezos said the site saw its last launch in 2005 and the pad has stood silent for more than 10 years. He added, “We can’t wait to fix that.” When American Airlines s

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