Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 7

118 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 7 A popular destination to visit, run a business, and call home, Melbourne, Florida is both beautiful and vibrant. The ocean beaches in the area are some of the best in the state. And Melbourne Orlando International Airport (MLB) has been voted as one of the most scenic airports in the world, today. It’s a far cry from the first time a plane landed in Melbourne. The year was 1928, when a Pitcairn Aircraft landed on a cow pasture strip north of the Kissimmee Highway. Shortly thereafter, airmail service began and the City of Melbourne – recognizing the value of having its own air facility – bought 160 acres to develop as a new airport. “Our history as an airport really goes back to WWII,” says Greg Donovan, A.A.E., Executive