SyberJet SJ30 HQ and Assembly Plant To Be In Cedar City, Utah

David J. Grant, chairman of MSC Aerospace, SyberJet's parent company, says, "Our decision to locate the SJ30 assembly facility and SyberJet headquarters in Utah is a result of the incentive package offered by local and state officials and the pro-business climate that exists in the state."

 

Greg Bell, lieutenant governor of the State of Utah, and other state and local dignitaries were present for the announcement.

 

SyberJet's sister company, Metalcraft Technologies (MTI), has been supporting the aircraft industry for nearly 25 years from southern Utah. MTI will be a major subcontractor to SJA, manufacturing and assembling the majority of the SJ30 airframe structure.

 

The SyberJet SJ30 seven-seat light business jet is single-pilot, FAA-certified, with a top speed of Mach 0.83 or 560 mph, with a 2,500 nautical mile range.

 

Both state and local governments offered a multi-year tax incentive package with a combined value in excess of $43 million to entice MSC to locate the SJA headquarters and assembly facility in Cedar City and expand MTI's operations in Utah.

 

Chuck Taylor, SyberJet's president, says, "We are pleased with the decision to expand our operations in Utah. Our expansion … will allow SJA to fly new SJ30s off the runway at the Cedar City Municipal Airport (KCDC)."

 

SyberJet's plans call for completing the development and certification of a new SyberVision avionics suite and ramping up the SJ30 production line in Cedar City over the next two years.