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Date: April 13-16, 2026 Building Partnerships to Secure our Future Space Symposium is the premier event uniting global space professionals from all sectors, providing a unique platform to explore critical space issues, foster dialogue, and drive innovation across the space industry. With hundreds of exhibitors and speakers confirmed, join thousands of registered attendees and sign…
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Date: April 21-23, 2026 MRO Americas: Shaping the Future of Aviation Maintenance Join us for the 29th annual MRO Americas, the world's largest gathering of the aviation maintenance community. This premier event brings together industry leaders, innovators, and experts to explore the latest trends, technologies, and strategies in commercial aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO).…
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2026 TEDC MID-YEAR CONFERENCE
https://texasedc.org/programs/conferences Date: June 17-19, 2026 The TEDC hosts three conferences per year. We host a Legislative/Winter Conference in February, a Mid-Year Conference in June and the Annual Conference in October. Conference locations are all areas of the state each year in order to reach our member’s geographic regions. TEDC Conferences are a great resource for…
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About The Aerospace Industry
Aerospace manufacturing is a high-technology industry that produces “aircraft, guided missiles, space vehicles, aircraft engines, propulsion units, and related parts”.[3] Most of the industry is geared toward governmental work. For each original equipment manufacturer (OEM), the US government has assigned a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. These codes help to identify each manufacturer, repair facilities, and other critical aftermarket vendors in the aerospace industry.
In the United States, the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are the two largest consumers of aerospace technology and products. Others include the very large airline industry. The aerospace industry employed 472,000 wage and salary workers in 2006.[4] Most of those jobs were in Washington state and in California, with Missouri, New York and Texas also being important. The leading aerospace manufacturers in the U.S. are Boeing, United Technologies Corporation, SpaceX, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin. These manufacturers are facing an increasing labor shortage as skilled U.S. workers age and retire. Apprenticeship programs such as the Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Council (AJAC) work in collaboration with Washington state aerospace employers and community colleges to train new manufacturing employees to keep the industry supplied.
Important locations of the civilian aerospace industry worldwide include Washington state (Boeing), California (Boeing, Lockheed Martin, etc.); Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Bombardier, Pratt & Whitney Canada); Toulouse, France (Airbus/EADS); Hamburg, Germany (Airbus/EADS); and São José dos Campos, Brazil (Embraer), Querétaro, Mexico (Bombardier Aerospace, General Electric Aviation) and Mexicali, Mexico (United Technologies Corporation, Gulfstream Aerospace).