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The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers' strike is at Wyman-Gordon in northwest Houston.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers' strike is at Wyman-Gordon in northwest Houston.

Machinist and aerospace union strikes at Wyman-Gordon

Union workers at Wyman-Gordon went on strike Monday to protest proposed pay and benefit cuts at the aerospace and energy manufacturing facility in northwest Houston.

Formal contract negotiations between management and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers began during the first week of August. After the contract expired on Sunday, 271 union members set up a picket line at midnight.

Wyman-Gordon could not be reached for comment, but a union representative said Wyman-Gordon pushed reductions in disability benefits, shorter break times and lower wages for entry-level workers, among other things.

Byron Williams, District 37 president and directing business representative, said the strike is aimed in part to help the next generation of workers by "giving them a fair, equitable start to take care of their families, have a hope for retirement and send their kids to college."

Williams said the proposed contract would reduce pay for short- and long-term disability by 10 percent and would limit employees to six months on short-term disability and then 18 months on long-term. Currently, employees can stay on long-term disability until age 65.

The company was also seeking to reduce breaks to 15 minutes from 20 minutes, which concerns union members because they work in a building without air conditioning.

Finally, the contract would pay entry-level employees significantly less and freeze their wage increases for three years.

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"The new guys, I'd love for them to have just as good a life as I've got," said Kenny Stevens, 58, who inspects parts at the Houston facility.

Stevens was walking the picket line from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with Michael Black, 64, who makes the tools used to forge products at the facility.

Wyman-Gordon's Houston facility manufactures aircraft engine components including blades, fans and motors. It also manufactures seamless pipes for the energy industry.

There were 30 to 35 employees on the picket line when the strike began at midnight. During the day, five to 10 people walked the line in four-hour shifts.

Effect on older workers

Black said the proposed contract also would hurt older workers.

"Some of the contract language, I believe, is unfair to the guys who are in their 50s and 60s," he said, citing proposals like the one to cut disability benefits.

He said establishing a different pay scale for new employees would be unfair to younger workers and could create a division among hourly employees doing the same work for different pay. He said it could affect the union's ability to attract new members in a right-to-work state.

"How can you ask someone to join your union, and you've accepted a double standard?" he asked.

This is Black's fourth strike in his 43 years with the company, which has gone through some name changes during that time.

That many strikes in one company is high for this region, said Scott McLaughlin, labor and employment partner in the Houston office of the Jackson Walker law firm. Strikes are pretty rare locally, he said.

"I think our labor relations down here are a little less contentious than some other parts of the country," he said.

John Jansonius, Dallas-based partner at Jackson Walker, said that, by casual observation, it seems the machinists and aerospace union is involved in more strikes than other major labor organizations.

Jansonius speculated it could be harder to replace skilled machinists, the union could have better strike reserves to help employees financially or the union simply has a culture that leans toward striking.

"The Machinists is probably more willing to call a strike and engage in work stoppage than a lot of other unions," he said.

Williams, with District 37, said the union does not pursue a strike every time a new contract is negotiated. Employees get a new contract every three years.

Clashes over benefits

Jansonius said benefits are often a centerpiece of negotiations. McLaughlin said in his experience it is no longer common for manufacturers to offer long-term disability until age 65.

"I would characterize that as something maybe that used to exist industry-wide many years ago," he said, "but something that's very uncommon now."

Benefits are costing management more at both union and nonunion workplaces, McLaughlin said, so reducing benefits and pay is becoming more common.

"I suspect that economic conditions are driving the management position," he said. "And similarly, I suspect that economic positions are driving the union."

On the picket line Monday, some of the striking workers took time out for the celestial event that seemed to have the entire nation's attention. Stevens turned his sign into a pinhole projector and watched the solar eclipse on the concrete. Some of his colleagues brought eclipse glasses.

"Mother Nature doing her best," Stevens said.

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[Wing HQ, Rapid City, SD] Aerospace education is one of the three congressionally mandated missions of the Civil Air Patrol. This coming weekend aircraft and vehicles will bring officers and cadets from across the state to Sioux Falls to participate in the South Dakota Wings Aerospace Extravaganza for 2017.

The mission base will be at the headquarters of the Sioux Falls Composite Squadron at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport. From there cadets will have the opportunity to fly on powered aircraft orientation flights in and around Sioux Falls area. In addition, cadets will be ferried in groups to Worthington, MN where they will participate in glider orientation flights.

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Nucon Aerospace provides comprehensive aviation and defence manufacturing solutions to clients like Hindustan Aeronautics, Isro and DRDO, BrahMos and Rafael.

Hyderabad: Nucon Aerospace on Sunday said its largest production facility has come up in the city. K .T. Rama Rao, Telangana minister for IT and industries, inaugurated the facility, the company said.

Nucon has earned a remarkable position in the aviation space and defence products and provided comprehensive solutions to some of its prestigious clients like Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML), Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL), Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), BrahMos and Rafael, the company said in a release.

Hemant Jalan, chairman and managing director, Nucon said, We are grateful for the support rendered by our esteemed partners, who indeed helped us in building this world-class facility and also grow over the years.

Speaking at the function, Rao said the state government is actively considering setting up a third aerospace park near the city.

He said the government has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UKs Cranfiled University for setting up an aviation university in the state capital.

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Hyderabad, August 19:

Nucon Aerospace, a manufacturer of precision control systems for the marine, ground and aerospace industries, has announced the launch of a production facility in Hyderabad.

The facility, located at Nadergul village, Adibatla in Telangana, was inaugurated by K.T. Rama Rao, Minister for IT, Industries & Commerce, Telangana, in the presence of G Satheesh Reddy, DG, Missiles and Strategic Systems and Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri, S Somanath, Director, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), ISRO, V Udaya Bhaskar, CMD, Bharat Dynamics Ltd, BHVS Narayana Murthy, Director, Research Centre Imarat (RCI) and G Chandramouli, Associate Director, DRDL and Project Director, Akash, among others.

Headquartered in Hyderabad, Nucon develops projects and provides comprehensive solutions to a number of clients including HAL, BEML, BDL, BEL, ISRO, DRDO, Brahmos, Rafael, IAI and UTC.

Over the years, Nucon has made inroads into multiple product categories within the industry and has produced critical products such as control actuation systems, embedded control systems, avionics, cable assemblies and low pressure and high pressure pneumatic systems.

As the aerospace and defence sectors demand high-performance mechanisms and components, Nucon has been at the forefront with contemporary equipment and laboratories to meet the demand.

Hemant Jalan, Chairman & Managing Director, Nucon said, This new facility is a major milestone for us and was possible due to innovative work we have been doing and by designing and manufacturing products that exceed customer expectations and meet regulatory requirements.

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Liam Morton creates a giant bubble, at the Science Zone in Casper, Friday August 18th. (Photo: Brittany Lynn Elliott)

Just in time for the Total Solar Eclipse, the Science Zone is inviting visitors to expand their knowledge of outer space by exploring the history of flight, navigation and NASAs vision for the future of earth and space exploration.

Mission Aerospace wants to inspire the next generation of explorers to value where we are today and to look towards aviation of tomorrow. Turn that inspiration into flight by building your own rockets and paper airplanes and testing them for distance and air-dexterity in the target-filled launch arenas.

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Can your rocket reach Saturn? Can you fly your plane around the world? Can you tweak your plane to do tricks? Science Zone officials say that the exhibit is a good way to learn more about aviation and aeronautics that have taken astronauts to the moon and back.

The Science Zone, via social media, has said they will be open on Sunday, August 20th, 10am to 5pm. Monday for the day of the eclipse, the Science Zone will be closed from 10am to 2pm, and only open from 2pm to 5pm.

If you have any questions please call The Science Zone at 307-473-9663.

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We recently reported on Verifly's smartphone app allowing recreational drone users to insure their unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on the fly, by paying for insurance by the hour. Now it seems that drone company 3DR is partnering with Global Aerospace and Harpenau Insurance in order to provide the same service for corporate use. This partnership, announced in a blog post by 3DR, is meant to alleviate concerns for companies primarily using drones in the construction and engineering fields, and any damage or injury that may occur during business hours.

According to TechRepublic, this comprehensive insurance intended to cover legal liability and/or damage will be provided to 3DR Site Scan customers, will be underwritten by Global Aerospace, and given to policy holders by Harpenau Insurance. Evan Garmon, a commercial agent at the latter company, claims that engineering and construction are the initial focus of this insurance partnership, and will be worked on first. How will this work, on the customer's end?

Apparently, customers will have the ease and convenience of a simple website or app at their disposal, if choosing to use this service. According to TechRepublic, they'll be able to access a self-service portal and choose between several different insurance options, and get a fairly accurate quote within hours before committing to one. This seems like a natural extension of the aforementioned Verifly service, just a little more bureaucratic and, well, serious. Since this is aimed at large corporations with far more legalese to wade through, and potential millions of dollars on the line, the process will naturally be slightly less breezy. That isn't to say that this won't be hugely convenient for companies seeking drone insurance, just that us recreational users have a more relaxing go at it.

3DR's post explains that users of their service will be able to include coverage of "personal injury (invasion of privacy), non-owned liability (crashing someone elses drone or a rented drone), medical expenses, premises liability, and damage sustained from any malicious acts," as well as getting "coverage for the drone itself, which covers the cost to repair equipment or to cover the total loss of the platform, payload, or ground equipment." This seems like an all-encompassing offer that will most likely appeal to a vast section of companies using UAVs in some form or another to help their business. Customers will even benefit from some more exclusive features that Global Aerospace can provide, such as 'Visual Line of Sight Standard Operating Procedure' which was specifically developed for the company by Unmanned Safety Institute.

Now, if the research firm Gartner is any reliable indication (it usually is), the drone market will reach $11.2 billion in the next three years. It's no surprise that insurance for UAVs is becoming a huge industry, and this partnership is just the beginning. We'll be sure to keep you posted on any relevant developments regarding 3DR, Global Aerospace or Harpenau Insurance, as this story evolves.

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Safran is yet another worldwide company in the aerospace industry to call Mobile home. Safran is the 19th company to locate at Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley since Airbus launched production in Alabama, said Mayor Sandy Stimpson. The company joins a growing list of aerospace companies with a strong presence in Mobile, with examples including VT MAE, Continental Motors and MAAS Aviation.

We are pleased and proud to welcome Safran to the family of aerospace companies choosing to invest in Mobile, Stimpson said. Mobile is open for business, and our future has never been brighter.

AIR SHOW CONNECTION

The announcement comes two months after a high-level delegation from Mobile met with Safran USAs executives at the Paris Air Show.

Its exciting to see Team Mobile once again successfully recruit another world-class aviation and aerospace industry partner to our area, Mobile County Commissioner Connie Hudson said.

The Mobile Area Chamber said discussions to locate the facility in Mobile were finalized at a meeting in Paris that included Safran USA decision-makers, Stimpson, Hudson and Mobile Airport Authoritys Mark McVay.

Safran is yet another worldwide company in the aerospace industry to call Mobile home. Their manufacturing presence within our aerospace hub will continue to pay dividends in our future recruitment efforts in the industry, said David Rodgers, a senior project manager who led the recruitment efforts for the Chamber.

AEROSPACE EXPANSION

Safrans announcement comes amid a growth spurt for the Alabama aerospace sector. In 2016, aerospace firms announced projects involving $260 million in new capital investment and 2,000 jobs, according to Alabama Department of Commerce data.

This year has brought a string of high-profile aerospace announcements from companies such as Blue Origin, Leonardo, and Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Alabama is involved in virtually every aspect of the aerospace industry, from R&D activities and raw material production to aircraft assembly and component fabrication, said Greg Canfield, secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce.

This puts the state in a prime position for sustained growth in a dynamic industry.

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On the ground floor of 3D printing technology for years, aerospace manufacturers first began adopting the various additive manufacturing (AM) processes for use in prototyping. With each advance in the technology, they have been there as AM was used for the creation of tooling to, most recently, the mass manufacturing of end parts.

GE increased its role in the industry dramatically when it acquired two metal 3D printer manufacturers and formed GE Additive. GE, however, isnt the only aerospace company thats taken AM to the skies. Also ahead of the pack is Boeing, which has been flying 3D-printed parts since 2003.

A part 3Dprinted by Norsk Titanium for Boeing. (Image courtesy of Norsk.)

As a manufacturer with a leading role in the 3D printing space, Boeing may be able to offer key insight into the various platforms that make up AM and how they are currently being used in aerospace, as well as how they can and will be used in the industry in the future. To gain some of this insight, ENGINEERING.com spoke to Leo Christodoulou, director of Structures and Materials, Enterprise Operations and Technology at Boeing.

As the number two federal contractor, behind Lockheed Martin, Boeing was awarded over $16 billion in taxpayer funds in 2015. Being so closely tied to the federal government has historically given the aerospace manufacturer access to some of the Department of Defenses leading projects.

In 2003, for instance, Boeing was a part of a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory effort to qualify and fly a metal 3D-printed part on the F-15 fighter jet. The project arose when a replacement part was needed, but the lead time for tooling would be too long. Additionally, the part was going to be made from titanium, rather than with aluminum forging, as had been the case in the past. This would reduce corrosion fatigue associated with the aluminum part.

To produce the titanium pylon rib, a laser powder feed deposition process, a form of directed energy deposition (DED), was used. The part became the first 3D-printed metal part to qualify and fly on a military aircraft. Almost 14 years later, Boeing now has over 50,000 3D-printed components of various types flying on aircraft today.

As if reliving the past, Boeing is turning to DED once again to produce structural components for its 787 Dreamliner. Working with Norsk Titanium and its rapid plasma deposition technology, the company will 3D print what could be the first titanium structural components for an aircraft.

Boeing and Norsk have been working together since 2016 to first see if the parts produced by Norsk could meet Boeings requirements, and then whether they could meet those of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program. The companies are anticipating that additional FAA approval for the material properties and manufacturing process will be obtained this year.

DED processes do not offer the same geometric complexity as selective laser melting, but, by 3D printing near-net-shape parts and then machining them to their final shape, its possible to speed up turnaround time, reduce material waste and reduce costs.

Christodoulou explained, Some technologies offer better complexity than others, but even though some [like DED] dont offer as much complexity, they still provide value in terms of buy-to-fly ratio. If you have an expensive material like titanium, for example, you can reduce the cost of how much you have to machine away and the buy-to-fly ratio tends to be very high. Even with a technique where the processes do not give you the buy-to fly ratio, you can gain a lot of value by not having to buy all the material that you machine away.

This may be clearly demonstrated with the 787 Dreamliner. By leveraging plasma deposition from Norsk, Boeing aims to cut costs by $2 to $3 million.

Although DED may have been one of the first technologies that Boeing leveraged for the production of an end part, it has become just one of many within the companys repertoire, according to Christodoulou.

AM for us is a toolbox in a toolbox. AM is not really one single technology. Its a range of technologies. These technologies are applied differently in polymeric systems, composites, metals, and potentially ceramics. Different classes of material employ different processes, and each material class has multiple processes that one might consider, Christodoulou said.

The largest toolbox is the whole manufacturing or production system, Christodoulou continued. That production system has all of the traditional processes that we currently use, whether its fiber placement machines or machining of aluminum, whether its casting, forging, rolling, resin infusionAM is one part of an entire manufacturing system. Its never going to replace them all. It might not replace any of them.

Among the other AM tools in Boeings toolbox is fused deposition modeling from Stratasys. The company has been working with Stratasys to develop its Infinite Build technology, which has a hypothetically infinite build direction on the horizontal axis.

If you talk about AM, people think of a 3D printer somewhere ina box. What we did when we worked with Stratasys was we worked to take AM out of the box, creating a system by which we could remove parts and, in a sense, make them infinitely long, Christodoulou said.Were not constrained by the volume now of a box, but our ability to have a stable process that will work for maybe three weeks, 24/7,nonstop. Its all about that stability of the process.

The aim for using a technology that is capable of producing such large components may not be for 3D printing end parts necessarily, but also manufacturing aids. Last year, Boeing and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) won a Guinness World Record for producing the largest solid 3D-printed item. It wasnt an aircraft wing that the partners printed, but a large piece of tooling used to secure the 777X composite wing skin for drilling and machining.

Christodoulou said,That part doesnt have any mechanical requirements for flight, but it has very strict requirements in terms of dimensional control because its the tool on which we build parts that do fly.

The machine used to produce the part was the Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) system from Cincinnati Inc. Although the BAAM is relatively new, Boeing doesnt just use any new 3D printer to make parts for the sheer novelty and marketability of it. According to Christodoulou, every technology and part goes through a rigorous quality control process.

The adoption of a given technology is commensurate with its maturity. Some technology is more mature than others, so its more likely to meet our requirements than others, Christodoulou explained. We have full intention to capture the benefits of new technologies as they come along, but our implementation is based on using technologies and processes that are stable so that they are reproducible.

One of the key elements in Boeings development and adoption programs is the ability to demonstrate reproducibility. This holds true not just for AM, but for all of its manufacturing tools. Christodoulou said that Boeing has very stringent process specifications for how to build a given part and the settings on the machines. Once stability has been demonstrated across processes on multiple machines and in multiple installations across the globe, the company develops a database compiling the properties of parts. This enables Boeing to have data that supports the use of a particular process to manufacture a specific component.

This is true not just for processes, but for materials as well. Among the most recent materials Boeing is experimenting withOXPEKK, a form of laser sintered polyetherketoneketone developed by Oxford Performance Materials (OPM). OPM will be supplying over 600 parts for the Boeing Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner spacecraft, which is meant to carry up to seven passengersor a combination of crew and cargoto low-Earth orbit destinations like the International Space Station.

An OXFAB Complex Structural Component 3Dprinted by OPM for the Boeing CST-100 Starliner. (Image courtesy of OPM.)

And while Boeing is qualifying processes on the production front, one of the biggest challenges according to Christodoulou is in the culture of manufacturing and design. This is because industry has become accustomed to designing for existing production technologies. 3D printing, however, opens up the ability to produce parts that were impossible to make with traditional techniques, such as complex geometries with internal structures.

Unlike other aerospace companies adopting AM technology, Boeing doesnt rely entirely on in-house production, Christodouloupointed out. Instead, Boeing tries to strike a balance between in-house work and leveraging its supply chain.

65 percent of our work is done outside of Boeing by our suppliers, Christodoulou said. We have 20 sites within our walls that perform some form of AMfrom Puget Sound to St Louis to Mesa to overseas, in the UK and Germanybut we have to balance between our internal activities and our supply chain. In many cases, the value proposition for us is to work collaboratively with our supply base and exploit their expertise and their capital investment. For example, Norsk has made a lot of capital investments in its technology that we dont necessarily want to duplicate. I would rather work collaboratively with them. We value and appreciate the contributions of our suppliers.

Additionally, Boeing is not a machine manufacturer, like GE. So, while it may make sense for GE to acquire 3D printer manufacturers like Arcam and Concept Laser, Boeing does not plan to build and sell AM machines.

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BRIDGEPORT. W. Va. (WDTV) -- Members of the aerospace industry got together Thursday to show the community just what they have to offer in North Central West Virginia.

The Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center was the site for the Harrison and Marion Chambers of Commerce joint business after hours event.

It was meant to showcase the growth of the aviation industry in North Central West Virginia.

"The aviation industry is something that's just going to grow. There's going to be more and more people, whether it be for pilots, or mechanics or aviation specialists of any kind, so it just creates a lot of opportunity, close to home," said Rick Rock, director of the North Central West Virginia Airport.

"We have a marvelous training program that takes the citizens of West Virginia, provides them with the high technology training they need, to get jobs in this career field," said Thomas Stose, Director of the National Aerospace Education Center.

Major General Jim Hoyer was also at the event. He said this industry shows the true potential of the Mountain State. Hear him compare the tale of two cities and how this industry can mean big things for the state in the attached interview.

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SIOUX FALLS Aerospace education is one of the three congressionally mandated missions of the Civil Air Patrol. This weekend, aircraft and vehicles will bring officers and cadets from across the state to Sioux Falls to participate in the South Dakota Wings Aerospace Extravaganza for 2017.

The mission base will be at the headquarters of the Sioux Falls Composite Squadron at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport.

Cadets will have the opportunity to fly on powered aircraft orientation flights in and around Sioux Falls area. In addition, cadets will be ferried in groups to Worthington, Minn. where they will participate in glider orientation flights.

Cadets at mission base will also take part in a plethora of activities including building and testing flying model gliders, launching model rockets, flying radio-controlled model powered aircraft and gliders, flying computer flight simulators and receiving instruction in how control surfaces affect flight dynamics.

Also included in the weekends activity is a guided tour of the South Dakota Air National Guards 114th Fighter Wing facility at Joe Foss Field.

Project Officers for the Aerospace extravaganza are Lt. Col. Todd Epp, commander of the Sioux Falls Composite squadron, and Lt. Col. Buck DeWeese, vice commander of the South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air patrol. Epp can be contacted at 605-351-5021 and DeWeese at 605-641-2362.

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MESA Approximately 20 members and guests of the Aerospace Arizona Association attended a tour on Aug. 3 of Falcon Field Airport in Mesa. The group learned of the airports history, its current uses, and toured several of the businesses operating on and adjacent to the airport campus.

The tour of Falcon Field Airport was beneficial both as an educational opportunity and a networking tool for our members, said Mignonne Hollis, executive director of Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation (AREDF) who serves on the advisory board for Aerospace Arizona Association. This is just one of the many ways the Association is helping to advance the unmanned and aerospace industries as whole for our state.

The aerospace and unmanned industry sectors are vital economic drivers for the economy for the state, Hollis said. Arizona is ranked second in the nation for aerospace and defense systems manufacturing jobs, employing more than 11,700 people. In 2016, Arizona was ranked first in the nation by Price Waterhouse Cooper for aerospace manufacturing attractiveness. In response, AREDF formed the Aerospace Arizona Association to promote growth and innovation within these industries throughout the state of Arizona.

Falcon Field Airport was established in 1941 as a military airport during World War II to train British Royal Air Force and American pilots. Following the war, it was deeded to the city of Mesa as a municipal airport. Although the city still maintains the contract for airport operations, it is self-sufficient and all airport revenue is used for capital improvement and airport expenses. More than 90 businesses are located at Falcon Field and it provides over 1,300 jobs.

The first stop on the airport tour was a visit to the CAE Flight Training Academy. CAE provides simulator-based training for several national and international airlines, including American Airlines and JetBlue. The Aerospace Arizona tour group got to see first-hand both the training simulators and classrooms that are used to train future pilots from all over the world.

The group then toured the production lines for Boeings Apache and Unmanned A160T Hummingbird systems in their facility adjacent to Falcon Field. The Mesa site has produced Apache helicopters since 1984 and the manufacturing technicians in the facility both assemble and paint aircraft onsite.

The efficiency, precision, and highly trained workers in the Boeing production line were evident throughout the tour. The group learned that a continual effort to reduce production times while keeping quality at the highest levels is essential to Boeings contract with the U.S. Army for production of these rotorcraft. Employee efforts to improve manufacturing processes and reduce the sites environmental footprint were also significant and many improvements have been made on the campus over the years toward becoming a more sustainable facility.

Finally, the group visited the DEAGA Helicopter offices where they are the exclusive U.S. distributor of Cicar helicopters and trainers. Attendees learned of the history of DEAGA USA, the subsidiary of Chinese public company DEA General Aviation Holding Company. At the Mesa location, they specialize in the sales, support, training and assembly of the Cicar range of products.

The Cicar training system is a unique helicopter training platform that that uses eight self-directional wheels which allow a helicopter operator in training to easily and safely move in all directions. It also has air tank that has pneumatic cylinders allowing the helicopter pilot to rise and descend adjusting the level of difficulty during the training session. Additionally, the entire system is co-operated by a teacher who can automatically disable it remotely in case of any emergency. This system of training has helped to eliminate accident risk for students and instructors during early flight training as well as created a reduction of between 60 and 90 percent of the hourly cost of flight training for beginning pilots.

Submitted by Laura Jones Martinez, communications/marketing specialist, Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation

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The Milwaukee Bucks will host an event this fall aimed at connecting students with Wisconsins aerospace industry.

More than 150 high school and college students from 28 schools will convene at the BMO Harris Bradley Center for the first-ever Aerospace Jam, where they will be able to engage with companies in Wisconsins aerospace industry.

The Bucks are partnering with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin Aerospace Partners, Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation and the NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium on the half-day event. It will be held before a Bucks game in October or November. The date and time are expected to be announced soon.

Wisconsin companies that serve the aerospace industry and representatives of state colleges and universities will be on hand to talk to students about career opportunities in the industry.

Wisconsins aviation and aerospace industry employs more than 24,000 people and generates nearly $7 billion in annual economic activity, according to a news release. The state is home to more than 300 companies with ties to the aerospace sector, including more than 140 suppliers to Boeing.

The event will give high school students the opportunity to research colleges that offer degrees in STEM-related disciplines and college students the opportunity to interact with representatives from companies in the aerospace industry.

Wisconsin is positioned to support the success of aerospace-based companies and the next generation of young people who want to pursue careers in STEM-related fields, said Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, who is vice chair of the Aerospace States Association, an organization of lieutenant governors and delegates dedicated to advancing the economic interests in the aerospace industry. Wisconsin has over 300 companies active in this industry, and a new partnership that connects them to one another and our universities. Now we need a talent pipeline that keeps pace with this growth, and these students will be the dreamers and doers who make the machines that carry us to the skies.

The Wisconsin Aerospace Partners, an Oshkosh-based organization, is aimed at growing the economic vitality of the states aerospace industry.

The Aerospace Jam is an excellent opportunity for Wisconsin aerospace manufacturers and suppliers to proactively connect with the best and brightest students in the state, said Meredith Jaeger, co-founder of AeroInnovate, an aerospace networking and consulting organization that conceived the Wisconsin Aerospace Partners program. This event is a proactive approach to addressing one of the greatest need gaps our aerospace companies in Wisconsin are facing today: finding qualified talent.

The NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium, based at Carthage College in Kenosha, is a part of the national network of Space Grant Consortia funded by NASAs National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.Kevin Crosby, director of the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium, said the event will help grow an awareness of the in-state opportunities available to graduates with STEM degrees.

This exciting event will demonstrate to our top students that they can pursue a career in aerospace without having to leave the state after finishing school, Crosby said.

The Milwaukee Bucks will host an event this fall aimed at connecting students with Wisconsins aerospace industry.

More than 150 high school and college students from 28 schools will convene at the BMO Harris Bradley Center for the first-ever Aerospace Jam, where they will be able to engage with companies in Wisconsins aerospace industry.

The Bucks are partnering with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin Aerospace Partners, Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation and the NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium on the half-day event. It will be held before a Bucks game in October or November. The date and time are expected to be announced soon.

Wisconsin companies that serve the aerospace industry and representatives of state colleges and universities will be on hand to talk to students about career opportunities in the industry.

Wisconsins aviation and aerospace industry employs more than 24,000 people and generates nearly $7 billion in annual economic activity, according to a news release. The state is home to more than 300 companies with ties to the aerospace sector, including more than 140 suppliers to Boeing.

The event will give high school students the opportunity to research colleges that offer degrees in STEM-related disciplines and college students the opportunity to interact with representatives from companies in the aerospace industry.

Wisconsin is positioned to support the success of aerospace-based companies and the next generation of young people who want to pursue careers in STEM-related fields, said Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, who is vice chair of the Aerospace States Association, an organization of lieutenant governors and delegates dedicated to advancing the economic interests in the aerospace industry. Wisconsin has over 300 companies active in this industry, and a new partnership that connects them to one another and our universities. Now we need a talent pipeline that keeps pace with this growth, and these students will be the dreamers and doers who make the machines that carry us to the skies.

The Wisconsin Aerospace Partners, an Oshkosh-based organization, is aimed at growing the economic vitality of the states aerospace industry.

The Aerospace Jam is an excellent opportunity for Wisconsin aerospace manufacturers and suppliers to proactively connect with the best and brightest students in the state, said Meredith Jaeger, co-founder of AeroInnovate, an aerospace networking and consulting organization that conceived the Wisconsin Aerospace Partners program. This event is a proactive approach to addressing one of the greatest need gaps our aerospace companies in Wisconsin are facing today: finding qualified talent.

The NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium, based at Carthage College in Kenosha, is a part of the national network of Space Grant Consortia funded by NASAs National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.Kevin Crosby, director of the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium, said the event will help grow an awareness of the in-state opportunities available to graduates with STEM degrees.

This exciting event will demonstrate to our top students that they can pursue a career in aerospace without having to leave the state after finishing school, Crosby said.

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