July 16, 2018
Independent Teal Report on aerospace
competitiveness ranks Washington state’s “supercluster” best for aerospace
design and manufacturing; 60 delegates help showcase why, beginning today
OLYMPIA, WA – Buoyed by top
rankings in a detailed study of U.S. aerospace competitiveness completed in
June by the Teal Group (Download
Report) , the Washington Dept. of Commerce hosts a 60-member
delegation under the Choose Washington
banner in Hall 1, Booth 1385 at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, England opening today.
“The State of U.S. Aerospace” exhibit (View/Download
Washington State Show Directory) features Washington’s dense supercluster
of innovation and manufacturing composed of more than 1,400 companies and
136,000 highlyskilled workers responsible for producing more aerospace exports annually than California, Texas, Georgia,
Florida, South Carolina, Arizona and Alabama combined. In addition to being the birthplace of Boeing and home to
nearly half of the company’s global workforce, Washington is the second-largest
supplier to Airbus, and companies here supply every major OEM and airline in
the world.
Built
on more than a century of know-how, aerospace is a $70 billion industry in
Washington; however government and industry leaders emphasize they are focused
on the future. From employer-driven education and training initiatives to
infrastructure and business climate, public and private efforts around the state
are collaborating and investing to keep Washington’s aerospace industry at the
global forefront for years to come.
Notable
today is how closely Washington’s huge high-tech sector is merging with
value-added manufacturing, offering advances and assets in artificial
intelligence (AI), machine learning, predictive analytics, autonomous machines,
augmented and virtual reality, and more. New opportunities and partnerships across
industry sectors emerge almost daily from the region’s robust ecosystem of tech
giants and entrepreneurs.
Exhibiting companies:
Delegate
companies and organizations:
Visit
the Choose Washington delegation at Farnborough from July 16-20 in the U.S. Pavilion, Hall 1, Booth 1385 and
follow on social media @WAStateCommerce,
#FAS2018.
Contacts:
Penny Thomas, Commerce
Communications, (206) 256-6106
Twitter: @WAStateCommerce
Facebook: facebook.com/wastatecommerce
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