Updated: May 28, 2021 04:40 PM Created: May 28, 2021 04:34 PM
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) - After years of fighting and litigation over who can include Orlando in the name of their central Florida airport, Orlando International Airport officials and Orlando Melbourne International Airport officials have tentatively agreed that Orlando Melbourne International Airport will change its name to Melbourne Orlando International Airport.
The Melbourne Airport Authority announced the Space Coast airport s new name Friday. The name change was legally agreed upon to everyone s mutual satisfaction in a consent and license agreement, officials said. It must be approved by both airport boards.
The newly renamed Melbourne Orlando International Airport is about 70 miles (110 kilometers) southeast of Orlando International Airport, which is the busiest airport in Florida.
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Melbourne and Orlando airport officials appear on the verge of settling their five-year dispute and costly lawsuit over the use of a word: “Orlando.”
The solution: Orlando Melbourne International Airport may rearrange its name, trademarks and branding to “Melbourne Orlando International Airport.”
In March 2019, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority sued its smaller Melbourne counterpart in federal court, claiming trademark infringement and false advertising for using Orlando in its name.