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MELBOURNE, FL—Embraer’s assembly plant here earned its production certificate this week. The plant is equipped to assemble 100 jets annually.

WASHINGTON—The rate of scrap, rework and repair on production of Lockheed’s F-35 fighter jet is currently around 16 percent, higher than on other military aircraft programs at similar stages of production, says the Pentagon.

EVERETT, WA—Boeing has completed construction of a temporary additional 787 assembly line here—known as the “surge line”—but won’t build new Dreamliners on it until the fall.

MIDDLETOWN, CT—Pratt & Whitney has decided to assemble the engines for the Airbus A320 at its assembly plant here, preserving thousands of manufacturing jobs.

FORT WORTH, TX—Lockheed Martin is hiring temporary workers for its aircraft assembly plant here to replace striking Machinists’ union members.

SEATTLE—Boeing’s commercial airplane division will speed up production of its new 787 Dreamliner to five per month beginning this fall.

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, OH—Nextant Aerospace, a company that rebuilds corporate jets, is expanding its assembly plant here and adding 75 to 80 jobs.

AUSTIN, TX— BAE Systems has completed construction of a new assembly plant here. The factory will produce electronic assemblies for military applications.

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—The first Boeing 787 assembled in South Carolina rolled off the line here Friday.

OLDSMAR, FL—A three-alarm fire broke out at the Lockheed Martin assembly plant here on Tuesday afternoon.