INDUSTRY | AVIATION AND AEROSPACE INDUSTRY Major Aerospace Companies

Company Type of Business A.E. Petsche Company ...... Electronic parts and equipment | Aviation and Advanced Integration Technology ...... Aircraft parts and equipment

Dallas-Fort Worth is Airbase Services, Inc...... Aircraft light instrument repair AVIATION AEROSPACE AND Aerospace Airbus Helicopters, Inc ...... Helicopter parts No. 1 in Aerospace in Group ...... Air passenger carrier, scheduled Dallas-Fort Worth is among the nation’s Amerilight ...... Air transportation, nonscheduled top regions for aviation and aerospace the U.S. AMR Eagle / ...... Air passenger carrier, scheduled activity. The region is home to the --Conway, World’s Most Competitive Cities Atlantic Aviation Corporation ...... Aircraft maintenance and repair services headquarters of two major airlines: Aviall Inc ...... Aircraft engines and engine parts American Airlines (Fort Worth) and BAE Information & Electronic Systems Integration ...... Flight instruments and guidance systems (Dallas). Southwest Bell Helicopter ...... Aircraft parts and equipment operates a major maintenance base Bell Textron ...... Aircraft at , creating a strong Boeing Global Services ...... Aircraft servicing and repairing foundation of aviation employment. Bombardier Aerospace Corp ...... Aircraft servicing and repairing Envoy Air, a regional jet operator CAE Simulite ...... Aviation school and American Airlines partner, is CHC Helicopters ...... Helicopter carriers, nonscheduled headquartered in Fort Worth, as well. Collins Aerospace ...... Search and navigation equipment The regional aerospace industry Cooperative Industries Aerospace & Defense ...... Harness assemblies for electronic use: wire or cable comprises more than 600 companies, Dallas Airmotive ...... Aircraft and heavy equipment repair services EFW Inc ...... Search and navigation equipment accounting more that 90,000 jobs in FAA - Southwest Region ...... Air tra ic control operations, government North . Federal Express ...... Air cargo carrier, scheduled Lockheed Martin and Bell Helicopter GDC Technics ...... Aircraft parts and equipment are the largest area aerospace employers General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems...... Guided missile and space vehicle parts with more than 15,000 employees Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation ...... Aircraft between them. Furthermore, Airbus HM Dunnair Aerosystems...... Aircraft engines and engine parts Helicopters North American headquarters Honeywell International, Inc ...... Aircraft engines and engine parts is in Grand Prairie. Huntleigh USA ...... Airport terminal services New additions to the industry JetSuite ...... Air passenger carrier, scheduled ecosystem in the last couple of years L3 Integrated Systems ...... Aircraft control systems, electronic include Uber Elevate, and an Lockheed Martin Missles & Fire Control ...... Search and navigation equipment hub at Alliance Airport. Mayday Manufacturing Co...... Aircraft parts and equipment Menzies Aviation ...... Airports, lying ields, and services Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems ...... Aircraft parts and equipment Pratt & Whitney ...... Aviation propeller and blade repair Raytheon ...... Defense systems and equipment Aviation-Aerospace Employment Clusters Recaro Aircraft Seating Americas ...... Aircraft parts and equipment Safran Helicopter Engines USA ...... Engine repair and replacement, non-automotive Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation ...... Aircraft Southwest Airlines ...... Air passenger carrier, scheduled Texas Air Composites, Inc ...... Maintenance & repair services Triumph Aerostructures, LLC ...... Aircraft

Industry Establishments Avg. Employment Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, 19 4,206 and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 104 33,383 Air Transportation 145 38,724 Support Activities for Air Transportation 272 12,445 Number of Advanced Services Businesses NumberNumber of of Aviation Advanced - Aerospace Services Businesses Businesses Satellite Telecommunications 12 53 Number of Aviation - Flight Training 48 1,903 Aerospace Employees 1 10,300 1 60 5 15760 1 60 760 Total 600 90,714

Source: 2019.4 – QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees, and Self-Employed

Legend: Aerospace Electrical Engineers Electronics Mechanical Aerospace Engineering Aircraft Mechanics and Aircraft Structure, Assemblers and Machinists Occupation Engineers 4,935 | $47.45 Engineers, Except Engineers and Operations Service Technicians Surfaces, Rigging, and Fabricators, All Other, 5,412 | $19.80 Jobs | Median hourly earnings 3,226 | $58.81 Computer 5,916 | $45.67 Technicians 8,191 | $33.09 Systems Assemblers Including Team 4,902 | $54.93 375 | $25.84 2,025 | $30.15 Assemblers 27,123 | $13.78

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