Leaders speak in Hazard about aerospace industry in Kentucky – WYMT News (press release)

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT)- Aviation was a big topic in Hazard today.

Folks listened to officials from the Kentucky Aerospace Industry Consortium Tuesday morning at the Hazard-Perry County Chamber of Commerce meeting.

Officials then received a tour of the challenger Space Center.

Stewart Ditto, Executive Director, said Kentucky is number two in the nation in aviation aerospace product exports.

He said the potential in aviation is high for Kentucky with the possibility of high paying jobs.

He said skills in aerospace manufacturing are similar to what coal miners know.

"I'm looking for the state as a whole but its important for each specific region to have those types of people in the region who are gung ho about the aerospace industry and are ready to do what it takes to bring it to them," said Ditto.

For more information, you can head to kyaerospace.org.

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