Georgia aerospace industry overview [2011]

Georgia
Aerospace
Industry Overview

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Where aerospace takes off
Industry Leading Companies & Products Boeing, Gulfstream, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney, Thrush and Triumph are just a few of the OEMs with extensive manufacturing operations in Georgia. TIMCO Aviation Services, StandardAero, Bombardier, and the U.S. Air Force have major MRO operations in the state. Combined, these industry leaders exported more than $4.3 billion in 2010, affirming Georgia as a forerunner in global aerospace.
Air Transportation Leader Georgia is the home of the world's busiest passenger airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, winner of the 2009 and 2010 Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Award. The Atlanta area is home to the headquarters of Delta Air Lines, a major international airline; Atlantic Southeast Airlines, a leading U.S. regional carrier; World Airways, a major international passenger and cargo charter airline; and the main hub and maintenance base for AirTran Airways, a leading U.S. airline and now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southwest Airlines.
Diverse Aviation Community More than 500 companies in Georgia perform all facets of aerospace vehicle & systems design, testing, manufacturing, operations, maintenance & overhaul, and support for customers throughout the world. Georgia's total aerospace exports topped $4.3 billion in 2010, ranking as the fourth highest U.S. state in this sector, exceeding the exports of major aerospace countries such as Brazil, Spain, Japan, Russia, and China.
Leader in Aerospace Education Georgia is home to the Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the #2 ranked aerospace engineering program in the nation. Middle Georgia College Aviation School offers programs in Flight, Airport Management, Air Traffic Control, Avionics, Aircraft Structural Technology, and Aviation Maintenance Technology. Georgia's Technical College System has FAA certified programs throughout the state including sites at Atlanta, Central Georgia, Georgia Northwestern, Middle Georgia, Savannah, and South Georgia. Other top ranked programs include aviation curriculum offered in Georgia high schools, and Quick Start--Georgia's nationally ranked workforce training program that provides customized training for aerospace employers.
Experienced & Productive Workforce More than 80,000 Georgians are employed in the aerospace industry, which ranks fifth in the U.S. Georgia boasts one of the highest value-added output per employee in the U.S. aerospace industry, contributing to an over 100 percent growth in aerospace exports over the last five years.
Leading Aerospace Research Center The aerospace industry in Georgia leverages the latest R&D in science and engineering fields. Georgia's universities and colleges annually spend over $419 million in overall engineering R&D with over $56 million in aerospace engineering R&D. Georgia Tech ranks in the top five institutions nationally in terms of the volume of aerospace R&D.
Leveraging Aerospace Innovation The Georgia Center of Innovation for Aerospace actively engages high-growth potential aerospace companies, using state-backed resources to provide access to academic intellectual capital, advanced university research and industry expertise. Georgia also actively develops and supports public/private partnerships and consortia to support emerging markets such as unmanned aerial vehicles and aerospace alternative fuels.

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state of GEORGIA

major Aerospace locations

NC

Chattanooga

TN

Greenville

75

35

85

21

59 Rome

575

985

27

18 36

3

20 23

Marietta

7

Dobbins AFB

Georgia Institute of Technology

6 285
31

24 38
ATLANTA 43

51

8

46

33 37 26 42

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

34
Athens
20

17 9 47

GEORGIA

12

LEGEND
Aerospace Employers Major City Aerospace College Air Force Base Commercial Airports Ports

Columbia
95

Augusta 29
Fort Gordon

SC

49
45 Macon
39 22 11

AL
85
ry

13 50 19
Columbus

Warner Robins Robins AFB

25 30 2

40 15

16

Middle Georgia College Aviation Campus

Americus

Savannah 4 48
Hunter Army Airfield
44

Eufaula

75
41
Albany

Precision Castparts Corp. 14

95
28 32
Brunswick

Dothan

16
Bainbridge Tallahassee

Moody AFB
Valdosta
FL

10
Jacksonville 10

top 50 aerospace employers

CompanyCity

employees





1 Delta Air Lines 2Warne4r0Robins Air

College Park Warner Robins

27,100 13,476

Logistics Center*

3Lockheed Martin

Marietta

8,100

Aeronautics

4Gulfstream

Savannah

6,500

Aerospace Corp.

5Atlantic Southeast

College Park

2,900

Airlines

6 EMS Technologies

Norcross

1,160

(Honeywell)

7Engineered

Rockmart

1,121

Fabrics Corp.

8 AirTran Airways

College Park

1,000

(Southwest Airlines)

9 World Airways

Peachtree City

650

10Lockheed Martin

St. Marys

525

11The Boeing Co.

Macon

500

12 Triumph

Milledgeville

500

Aerostructures

13 Pratt & Whitney

Columbus

465

14 PCC Airfoils LLC

Douglas

450

15 Northrop

Warner Robins

400

Grumman Corp.

16 TECT

Thomasville

385

17 Aircraft Service

Hapeville

360

International Group, Inc.

18 L-3 Communications Alpharetta

350

19 Precision Components Columbus

345

International, Inc.

20 GE Energy/Airfoils

Duluth

280

21 Universal Alloy Corp. Canton

248

22TIMCO Aviation

Macon

244

Services, Inc.

23Barco, Inc.

Duluth

235

24 TIGHITCO, Inc.

Atlanta

230

25 Parker Hannifin Corp. Dublin

225

26 Chromalloy Georgia Newnan

200

27 Phoenix Air Group

Cartersville

180

28 Gulfstream Aerospace Brunswick

175

Corporation

29 StandardAero

Augusta

170

30 BAE Systems, Inc.

Warner Robins

150

31 Epps Aviation, Inc.

Chamblee

150

32 Jered LLC

Brunswick

150

33 Zodiac Aerospace

College Park

150

34 McCann Aerospace Athens

143

Machining Corp.

35 Eaton Corp.

Eastanollee

131

36 American Panel Corp. Alpharetta

130

37 FELLFAB Corp.

College Park

125

38 Ceradyne Thermo

Clarkston

120

Materials

39 Bombardier

Macon

119

40 ARINC, Inc.

Warner Robins

105

41Thrush Aircraft, Inc. Albany

105

42Rockwell Collins, Inc. College Park

102

43 Hawker Beechcraft

Atlanta

92

Services

44 Firth Rixson

Midway

85

45 LH Thomson Co.

Macon

85

46Precision

College Park

80

Electronics LLC

47Global Aviation

Peachtree City

80

Holdings

48 LMI Aerospace, Inc. Savannah

71

49Fokker Aerotron

LaGrange

70

50 McCauley Propeller Columbus

65

Systems (Cessna)

Sources: GDEcD * civilian employees only

$4.3B
total aviation exports worldwide in 2010
500+
Georgia companies perform all facets of the aerospace industry
80,000+
Georgians work in the aerospace industry
Robins Air Force Base
1 of 3
USAF Air Logistics Centers in
the United States

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