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Overseas. Companies. Increasingly. Eye. U.S.. Outposts “Oklahoma was the best location.” So proclaimed Christian Boas, CEO of Belgian supply chain integrator and componentmaker Asco, as he announced plans to build a $100 million facility in Stillwater. Asco’s investment in the U.S. heartland is the latest example of the aerospace industry’s role in the resurgence of U.S. manufacturing. Airbus announced early last month that it will invest $600 million to open an A320 final assembly plant in Mobile, Ala., and has a longterm plan to double its purchases from U.S. suppliers to $24 billion a year. And Embraer, which is based in Brazil, is now assembling Phenom business jets at a new factory in Melbourne, Fla. A2Z METALWORKER
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Results from Aviation Week’s 2012 Workforce Study show that companies across the A&D industry are hiring machinists, operators and skilled craftsmen for U.S. facilities. And that could accelerate as soaring wages and high employee turnover diminish the attractiveness of low-cost meccas such as Mexico, China and India. Another bonus: Energy costs in the U.S. have flatlined, driven in large part by new technology that is allowing energy companies to access huge reserves of natural gas. Add that all up and you get a much more competitive environment for manufacturing in the U.S., says Jack McDougle, senior vice president at the Council on Competitiveness. The AviationWeek study finds that over the next three years A&D companies are planning to hire more than 12,000 technicians, operators, machinists and skilled craftsmen. Many of those jobs will be in an emerging air transport manufacturing cluster in the Southeast U.S., a region that appeals to employers due to its lack of labor unions and abundance of state incentives—including extended workforce training packages and assistance in establishing advanced innovation centers and incubators to drive the major manufacturing operations.
One of the industry’s key worries is finding enough qualified employees.Thirty percent of respondents to the survey say manufacturing shortages are hindering their ability to grow. And companies worry that a need for more on-the-job training could drag down their productivity. Attrition rates for manufacturing professionals and hourly workers are hovering at 10-11%, twice the average for the overall industry. And nearly a quarter of the A&D manufacturing workforce will be eligible for retirement in 2015, up from 18% this year.
Pentagon. names. 66. countries. eligible. to. receive.drone.exports. In an attempt to bolster defense contractors and generate income in a time of significant budget cuts, the Department of Defense is taking steps to open the global market for export of unmanned aerial systems produced in the U.S. In a DOD report, 66 countries are listed as eligible to purchase the drones. Exports can’t begin, however, until Congress and the Department of State set official policies. “I wish we were further along in getting that done. It’s slow, it’s painful, but we’re doing the right things to move in that direction,” said Wes Bush, CEO of Northrop Grumman.