AIA enrolled eight companies this week, bringing the total new
regular member companies joining the association this year to 31.
AIA's regular membership now stands at an all-time high of 133.
With 175 associate members, AIA's total membership is 308
companies.
"The impressive gains we are seeing in membership are
underscored by the fact that we have retained every company this
year despite the economic strain facing the nation," said AIA
President and CEO Marion C. Blakey. "Clearly our work to improve
the business climate for aerospace and defense manufacturers is
paying positive dividends for our industry and the
association."
AIA's new regular members added to its roster this month
include:
AGC Aerospace & Defense, specializes in
short- to long-run production of precision parts for the aerospace,
power generation, IT, medical and industrial markets.
CERTON Software, Inc., provides consulting,
training, recruiting, engineering, planning and project management
solutions for aviation projects like DO-178B and DO-254
Verification and Validation (V&V) Services.
CIRCOR International, Inc., designs,
manufactures and supplies valves, related products and services to
OEMs, processors, manufacturers, the military and utilities that
rely on fluid-control to accomplish their missions.
Cubic Defense Applications, Inc., provides
realistic combat training systems, cyber technologies, asset
tracking solutions and defense electronics. Cubic's defense
communications products include advanced tactical data links and
surveillance receivers for C4ISR applications and search-and-rescue
avionics.
Galactic Ventures, LLC, is a part of Sir
Richard Branson's Virgin Group and is a majority shareholder in
TSC, LLC (The Spaceship Company), the entity that will manufacture
the WhiteKnightTwo (WK2) and SpaceShipTwo (SS2) for Virgin
Galactic, LLC, the suborbital space tourism operator.
PRTM, LLC, designs, implements and provides
operational strategies, supply-chain strategies, M&A,
life-cycle sustainment services and new product development and
innovation capabilities for the aerospace and defense
industry.
Realization Technologies, Inc., provides
aerospace services through the application of Critical Chain
project management techniques and the use of proprietary software
(Concerto), developed for use in the aerospace and defense market
by Realization.
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corporation,
distributes a wide range of aerospace components, including
bearings, fasteners, fittings, hardware and installation tooling
from an exhaustive list of suppliers. Wesco Aircraft also offers
inventory management services, kitting and tooling.
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