Thu, Aug 19, 2010
Others In The Top Five include Huntsville, AL, Charleston, SC,
And Seattle, WA
Of all the cities in which
aerospace and defense manufacturing occurs, Wichita, the home of
Cessna, Hawker Beechcraft, And Bombardier Learjet is number one,
according to a national magazine.
In it's annual ranking of metro areas on a number business
criteria, Business Facilities Magazine says Wichita boasts one of
the most extensive aerospace labor pools in the world, and has the
supplier network to match. The magazine says the city is poised to
give Kansas City a "run for it's money" for aircraft dollars in the
near future.
The magazine cites the presence of the Cessna, Hawker, and
Bombardier Learjet as the basis for the ranking, but also points
out that Boeing and Airbus have a substantial presence in the city.
They say that companies in Wichita delivered 59% of all GA aircraft
delivered in the U.S. in 2008, and were responsible for 46 percent
of the world's GA deliveries.
The magazine says that having the National Institute for
Aviation Research in Wichita means a well-qualified labor pool is
consistently available in the city, and that it is also center of
the world's composite expertise.
But, the magazine says, both Huntsville, AL and Charleston, SC
are nipping at Wichita's heels in the category. Huntsville is
aggressively courting aerospace and missile companies and
contracts, and Charleston has recently become the home for Boeing's
second Dreamliner production line.
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