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Oklahoma City’s growth potential in aviation is

grounded in an impressive list of findings in

the latest assessment of the industry recently

completed by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber.

The study outlines Oklahoma’s rise to one of the top

10 states in terms of traditional aerospace occupation

employment, and how the Greater Oklahoma City

region’s steady growth created the largest aviation

cluster in the state.

Completed by Oklahoma State University Center for

Applied Economic Research economist Mark Snead,

Ph.D, the study identifies the industry’s government

entities and private firms, and assesses the industry’s

size and composition in the Oklahoma City region. The

report provides an estimate of the direct economic

impact of business activity generated by public and

private sector aviation and aerospace firms.

Many comparative studies only focus on private sector

employment, which does not adequately portray the

strength of Oklahoma City’s aerospace and aviation

sectors. This assessment considers federal employees,

making it more comprehensive and reflective of the

unique structure of aerospace in Oklahoma City.

Key findings from the assessment include:

• A total of 265 public and private-sector aviation and

aerospace firms in the 10-county Greater Oklahoma

City region employ nearly 38,000 workers producing an

estimated $3.3 billion in goods and services and earning

$1.9 billion in income.

• Two federal government facilities — Tinker Air Force

Base and the FAA’s Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center

— form the foundation of the industry in the region and

employ a combined 31,600 federal and civilian contract

workers, with a payroll of more than $1.5 billion.

• The MRO operation at Tinker AFB relies on the largest

group of civilian Air Force personnel in the country.

• Oklahoma ranks 12th nationally in the number of

aerospace engineers, fifth in aircraft mechanics and

service technicians and eigth in avionic technicians

when using occupation-based data that includes federal

employees.

• A strong training infrastructure is in place with nearly

400 workers in aviation and aerospace whose primary

job activity is education and training.

• A large pool of aviation and aerospace industry

managerial talent is concentrated in the region, with

more than 550 workers whose primary job activity is

management.

• Procurement contracting activity is concentrated in

the Greater Oklahoma City region, where 609 vendors

secured $1.089 billion in funding, or more than 75

percent of the statewide total.

• The estimated economic multiplier effects from

aviation and aerospace activity in the region results in

an additional 35,600 workers statewide earning $995

million in income and producing $2.8 billion in goods

and services.

• In total, firms engaged in aviation and aerospace

activities in the Greater Oklahoma City regional economy

in 2005 supported, either directly or through spillover

effects, the jobs of more than 73,600 workers earning

$2.9 billion in income, and the production of $6.1 billion

in goods and services.

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Quality tRaining pROgRams lift students and industRyc

entral Oklahoma’s highly proficient aerospace

workforce is growing and evolving as fast as the

industry, thanks to top-ranked training programs

and educational institutions. Workers and students in

Oklahoma City are equipped with the skills needed to

make any aviation or aerospace operation a success.

A large part of this success is due to partnerships

between education and training facilities, like Oklahoma

City’s Aviation and Education Alliance. The Alliance is

a collaborative effort between technology centers,

community colleges, colleges and universities to build

a capable aerospace workforce through the delivery of

training and academic degree programs. Its members

share a common goal: to improve the overall quality,

effectiveness and efficiency of aviation/aerospace

programs delivered by public education institutions

serving the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area. Private

and public sector industry partners, such as Boeing,

the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Tinker Air

Force Base, maintain an active dialogue with educational

members to ensure workers have the latest technology

skills needed by the industry.

At the CareerTech level, Metro Technology Centers’

nationally acclaimed Aviation Career Campus offers

a quality training experience to prepare aircraft

maintenance technicians. Classrooms, practical labs,

and separate airframe and powerplant hangars are

available for academic and hands-on training. The

Aviation Maintenance Technician program is an 18-month,

FAA certified and approved course. Metro Technology

Centers’ Adult and Continuing Education Division

provides specialized training programs to meet the rising

technological demands of the aviation community.

Oklahoma also invests in aerospace training on a

statewide level, with the nationally recognized Training for

Industry Program (TIP). TIP helps aerospace companies

by providing customized training for employees to create

a workforce that is ready for operations from opening

day. TIP is free and delivered through Oklahoma’s

CareerTech system, with 54 state-of-the-art technology

centers across the state. The technology centers

also provide ongoing, customized training for existing

employees at significant cost savings.

Other efforts, like the Oklahoma Research Initiative, focus

on linking higher education and the state’s aviation and

aerospace firms. A key component of the Oklahoma

Research Initiative, sponsored by the Oklahoma State

Regents for Higher Education, is the development of

technologies related to aviation/aerospace. The Regents

also formed the Center for Aircraft and Systems/Support

Infrastructure (CASI), making it easier for the aviation

community and businesses to access university-based

training and support.

At the college level, Oklahoma State University’s Aviation

Education programs range from a bachelor’s degree,

with options for professional pilot, aviation management

and technical services management, to a doctorate in

applied educational studies with an Aviation and Space

Science Specialization. No matter what the degree level,

all courses prepare students for careers of sustained

advancement and achievement in the aviation and

aerospace industry.

Since 1981, the University of Oklahoma has assisted the

FAA Air Traffic Academy in its efforts to train air traffic

controllers at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center. In

addition, the university’s aviation department offers B.S.,

M.S. and Ph.D.’s in aviation/aerospace management and

engineering.

BOeing Building On success in OklahOma city

Our mission at Boeing Oklahoma is to support the warfighter’s efforts in maintaining mission readiness.

The Boeing people in Oklahoma provide engineering and logistics services, aircraft maintenance support, software development, training and mission

courseware for various Boeing weapon systems.

These include:• B-l, B-2, B-52 bombers• E-3 AWACS, E-4B • KC-10, KC-135, 767 tankers• C-32, C-40, 737 derivative• T-43, E6 TACAMO • F/A-18 at Fallon, Nevada• C-17, T-38, T-1

In addition, our people provide functional and management support on U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army programs at 75 different sites around the U.S. and 18 foreign countries. We are proud of the work we do and the warfighter we support.

Boeing has been in Oklahoma since 1953. Our operation here started with 10 employees and has grown to more than 900 in the state. To accommodate our growth, we are breaking ground on a new, 200,000-square-foot office building that will open in April of 2008.

Boeing is proud to work together with more than 220 companies in Oklahoma that create jobs and economic opportunity. In 2006, Boeing made purchases from these companies in the amount of $481 million.

Education and community outreach are also very important to us. Not only do we offer further education to our employees, but we invest in local schools by partnering with them in the areas of math, science and literacy. We also partner with many non-profits and donated more than $200,000 back to the community last year.

Ben RobinsonBoeing Oklahoma City Site Director

Programs at Oklahoma’s technology centers, colleges and universities offer training, certificates and degrees in all the necessary specialties including: • Air Frame and Power Plant Technicians • Nondestructive Testing • Transport Aircraft Training • Flight Simulator Maintenance Technician • Avionics • Piloting • Aviation Sciences

• Aviation Management • Aerospace Administration• Quality Control• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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a centuRy Of aviatiOn in OklahOma city

since statehood, the aviation industry has flourished in Oklahoma City, beginning

with the state’s first powered flight on March 18, 1910, which took place just

south of Oklahoma City’s Capitol Hill.

During WWI, the Oklahoma City Chamber operated the city’s first airfield. The seeds

for military aviation in Oklahoma City were planted early, as this airfield was used by

military from Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. With the help of the Oklahoma City Parks Department,

the Chamber opened two more airports in the 1920s – County Line Airfield, and

Southwest Aviation Park.

WW II brought tremendous expansion in the

military, and Oklahoma City benefited. In 1940,

12 local business leaders founded the Oklahoma

Industries Foundation to attract a military facility,

and were rewarded in 1941 when the War

Department announced it would build a new

air materiel depot, employing 3,500 people, in

Oklahoma City. What became Tinker Air Force

Base was originally known as the Midwest Air

Depot. Shortly after, the Army Air Forces built

what was then one of the largest buildings in the

world – the Douglas Aircraft Assembly Plant (now

the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center) next to

the Depot.

During the war, more than 18,000 military and

civilian employees overhauled thousands of aircraft engines. The Douglas factory

employed 24,000 people and produced more than 5,300 C-47 Skytrain aircraft, and

parts to build C-54 cargo planes and A-26 invader bombers. A bomber base was

built at what’s now Will Rogers World Airport, which served as a light bomber and

aerial photography training center, preparing thousands of personnel for the war.

By this time, Oklahoma City’s status as a major center of aircraft manufacturing and

modification was secure.

The federal Air Standardization Center, responsible for standardization of air traffic

controllers, moved to Oklahoma City from Houston in 1946. Soon after, the Civil

Aeronautics Authority’s Midwest Aircraft Maintenance Base and Signals Division School

were combined. Later, the facility also housed the CAA’s Civil AeroMedical and Aircraft

Registration divisions. This facility became the FAA

Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, where most

of the world’s air traffic controllers are trained. It

is home to the second largest concentration of

federal Department of Transportation personnel

outside of Washington, D.C.

Today, Tinker AFB, with its Air Logistics Center,

is the largest single-site employer in Oklahoma,

providing 26,000 jobs. Tinker’s economic impact

is between $3-4 billion a year. Its payroll is $1.1

billion. Tinker is a major reason why Oklahoma is

one of the top six centers in the world for aircraft

maintenance, repair and overhaul.

In Oklahoma, one in 10 employees derive income

from the aviation industry. The industry has an

industrial output of nearly $12.5 billion a year. Aviation jobs are attracting talented

people within Oklahoma and beyond, especially as the industry continues to thrive.

aviatiOn histORy highlightsOklahoma’s sense of exploration, pioneering spirit and entrepreneurship are

synonymous with aviation history. The state is credited with many aviation firsts that

sealed its fate as an industry leader.

• Wiley Post, famed for his 1931 flight around the world and the invention of the

pressure suit, and Clyde Cessna, who started testing aircraft near Enid in 1911,

paved the way for the future of aviation pioneers in Oklahoma.

• In the 1920s, Oklahoma oilman Erle Halliburton started one of the first commercial

airlines in the nation. Halliburton’s Southwest Air Fast Express, also known as

S.A.F.E. Way, soon began operating flights throughout the region. American Airlines

eventually acquired S.A.F.E. Way.

• Also in the 1920s, Oklahoma entrepreneurs

Tom and Paul Braniff started the first passenger

airline in the Southwest – the Tulsa-Oklahoma City

Airline.

• Every airplane in the U.S. is registered in

Oklahoma and all U.S. pilots have their licenses

on record in Oklahoma City through the FAA Civil

Aviation Registry.

• The drop down oxygen masks and emergency

lighting in airplanes were developed in Oklahoma

at the FAA’s Civil AeroMedical Institute.

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will ROgeRs wORld aiRpORt cOmpletes RenOvatiOn; adds nOnstOp flights and mRO hangaR“Aviation is the greatest advancement of our time” – Will Rogers

no doubt the newly completed, $110-million

renovation of Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World

Airport would make its namesake proud. The

project, which began in 2001, nearly doubled the size

of the terminal, adding a new concourse; a redesigned

baggage delivery system; two Transportation Security

Administration (TSA) security checkpoints; expanded

ticketing, lobby and baggage claim area; name brand

retail, food and beverage concessions; and wireless

internet service. Most importantly, travelers agree

the changes have achieved the expansion’s ultimate

mission: to make traveling as effortless and enjoyable

as possible. Officials say the airport was redesigned not

just to make travelers feel as if they have landed, but

as if they have arrived. Will Rogers World Airport serves

approximately 3.6 million passengers a year.

“Cities have just one chance to make a first impression,

and Oklahoma City officials are confident the $110

million renovation of Will Rogers World Airport makes

a good one for the city and the state,” said Roy H.

Williams, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber President &

CEO.

Future plans include constructing a second, five-story

parking garage, as well as another expansion of the

Terminal, which will add eight more gates.

Will Rogers World Airport is the center for commercial

aviation services in the region, with approximately

10,000 employees and 67 tenants, including the FAA

Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, the U.S. Federal

Transfer Center, ARINC, Metro Tech Aviation Career

Center and Southwest Airlines Reservation Center.

Nonstop Flights GrowOfficials at Will Rogers have also been busy developing

air service. In the last ten months, 11 new daily,

roundtrip nonstop destinations have been announced.

Will Rogers now serves 27 cities with nonstop service.

The trend started when United Airlines began service to

Los Angeles in September 2006. United also started

service to Washington Dulles in June 2007. Houston-

based carrier ExpressJet

began rolling out nonstop

service in February

2007 to San Diego,

Sacramento, LA/Ontario,

Austin, San Antonio,

and Albuquerque. In

August 2007, Southwest

Airlines began service to

Baltimore/Washington.

Continental Airlines

recently announced it will

begin nonstop service

to Cleveland and Delta

Airlines will add nonstop

service to Los Angeles.

Southwest Airlines is

adding nonstop service to

Denver. Other carriers are

upgrading their fleet and

adding additional seats to

flights.

More Flights, More CargoCarriers serving Will

Rogers World Airport posted an increase in freight

transportation of more than 13 percent to 2.88 tons in

May 2007, led by a 16.3 percent increase of in-bound

freight. This improvement came despite a 4.4 percent

hike in freight prices by domestic airlines – the largest

hike since October 2000 – according to “Logistics Management” magazine.

Beyond the TerminalSince its beginning in 1930, Will Rogers World Airport

has grown from an 80-acre municipal “aviation park” to

one of the largest airports in the country in land area,

covering some 8,000 acres. Approximately 2,000 acres

of vacant land is available for aviation-use development

at the airport. The initial step in developing this extensive

area was the recent completion of a $13.6 million

aircraft hangar on the east side of Will Rogers World

Airport. The hangar is used by ARINC, an engineering

and communications company that serves aviation,

airports, defense, government and transportation

industries. ARINC, a world-class provider of aviation

services for more than 75 years, is expected to add

100 jobs at the facility over the next five years.

The ARINC hangar was designed to accommodate a

second hangar to capitalize on ARINC’s growth and the

potential of the land surrounding Will Rogers Airport.

“So many good things have been happening at Will

Rogers,” said Mark Kranenburg, Director of Airports

for Oklahoma City. “Our passenger traffic is at record

numbers, and our terminal expansion was a huge

success. Updated, wide-open facilities, great new

concessions, increased air service and WiFi all further

enhance the travel experience for our customers.”

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pROfile: mike mOnROney aeROnautical centeR aRinc sOaRs in OklahOma city

ARINC opened its Oklahoma City office in 1990 with a small staff and high expectations. A skeleton group of three worked to support the KC-10 and various corrosion research jobs — primarily for the KC-135.

By 1993, ARINC was supporting industrial and engine repair work at Tinker AFB, and as our growing workload required more resources, our staff increased to 40. This prompted a move to a new building, as healthy growth continued with additional work at Tinker.

However, a major turning point was when our Oklahoma office won the R2CSR (Rapid Response to Critical System Requirements) contract with U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) in August of 1998. Rapid growth followed with another move to a new state-of-the-art office and industrial facility, with an employee count exceeding 250.

At that point, we fully recognized the potential for further growth in Oklahoma City — a market with a wide range of military activities and a highly skilled and growing workforce. We started planning for expansion.

In April of this year, ARINC opened a sophisticated 81,000-square-foot Aircraft Modification and Operations Center at the Will Rogers World Airport. It is the largest commercial aircraft hangar in the Oklahoma City region — four times the size of our previous facility — with room to continue our unprecedented growth. ARINC now offers academic and on-aircraft training at the Center, including pilot proficiency and mission training; avionics and missions systems training; and aircraft maintenance training.

Our experience indicates Oklahoma City is a smart location for companies looking to innovate and grow. We expect to benefit from this positive business environment for a very long time, and we expect to contribute to the community as well.

t he Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Mike

Monroney Aeronautical Center serves as a

cornerstone for the Greater Oklahoma City region’s

aviation/aerospace industry. But, as the principal source

of all FAA aviation training and a nerve center for the

nation’s air transportation system, the Center’s influence

extends far beyond the region and the state.

Established in 1946 as a centralized training and logistics

facility, the Mike Monroney Center has grown to employ

more than 5,500 federal and civilian contract workers,

who provide training and logistics services, aviation

safety-related services and business support products

and services. It houses the FAA Academy, the FAA

Logistics Center and a host of other organizations serving

the FAA, including military units and the Department of

Transportation. In fact, the Center is home to the largest

concentration of Department of Transportation personnel

outside of Washington, D.C.

A breakdown of the workforce at the Center shows the

FAA maintains a highly skilled labor force in Oklahoma

City. Engineering and architecture occupations account for

nearly one-fourth of the Center’s workforce. A large pool

of FAA engineers based in Oklahoma City provide ongoing

technical services to FAA customers nationwide.

The workforce at the Monroney Center grew in 2006

when the Federal Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)

Commission directed the relocation of the Air Force Flight

Standards Agency (AFFSA) from Andrews Air Force Base

to Oklahoma City. Similar to the FAA, AFFSA’s mission

entails the acquisition and sustainment of air traffic control

facilities, setting standards for Air Force aviation, air traffic

control and airfield management.

The FAA and Air Force partnership leverages each

organization’s resources and provides significant cost

savings. FAA provides aircraft and AFFSA provides flight

inspection crews (trained by FAA) to support theater

combatant commanders by flying into hostile areas to

flight inspect navigational equipment used by combat

aircraft.

The Mike Monroney Center is renowned for offering highly

individualized training that enables personnel to operate

and maintain the busiest and most complex airspace

system in the world. More than 60,000 students are

trained at the center each year. Trainees include all air

traffic control system personnel; electronic technicians;

system specialists; engineers; manufacturing inspectors;

aviation safety inspectors; FAA and non FAA airport

personnel; and international civil aviation personnel.

This training combines the resources of a slate of aviation

education partners in the region, including the University

of Oklahoma FAA/ATC training Support Program and the

Career Tech Aviation Career Campus located at the Will

Rogers World Airport.

mike youngVice President, Aerospace Systems Engineering & Support

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tRansfORmatiOn cReates efficiency fOR tinkeRcOmpany snapshOtsnORthROp gRumman cORpORatiOnNorthrop Grumman, a $30-billion global defense and technology company, recently teamed with Taboada Research Instruments and Cherokee CRC to design, build and integrate a one-of-a-kind laser positioning system.

Work on the project was conducted at the FAA’s Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City and Brooks City Base in San Antonio, Texas. This technology will help define how U.S. Air Force pilots respond to lasers pointed at aircraft during flight. The researchers integrated eye-safe lasers in the flight simulator to monitor pilots’ reaction so that new flight safety measures can be developed to counter the threat. Visit www.northrupgrumman.com to learn more.

pRatt & whitneyPratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems

and industrial gas turbines. The company’s Oklahoma City operations include a joint maintenance facility in partnership with the U.S. Air Force for the overhaul of F119 engines at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC) at Tinker Air Force Base. The F119 Heavy Maintenance Center (HMC) is the result of a partnership between the U.S. Air Force and Pratt & Whitney’s Military Aftermarket Services (MAS) unit to support the U.S. government’s transformational goals for the military. The HMC is considered the center of excellence for depot-level support of F119-PW-100 engines powering the F/A-22 Raptor stealth fighter. Find out more at www.pw.utc.com.

Jet seRvice enteRpRises, incJet Service is an industry leader in superior service and quality products for the aviation and aerospace sector. Their location in Oklahoma City ensures quick delivery and turn times as an authorized repair station for Goodrich Corporation (a distributor for Marathon Technologies) and an approved supplier for Gulfstream and Raytheon Aircraft Company. For more information, visit www.jetserviceenterprises.com.

tinker Air Force Base (TAFB) has made remarkable

strides in dramatically increasing productivity at

its Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC)

Air Depot. Since 1999, TAFB has focused on improving

its manufacturing operations through the application

of lean and process improvement techniques. With the

development of the Lean Institute at Tinker in 2004,

the Depot has made remarkable strides in establishing

a lean culture. The result: lean manufacturing has

become a way of life for all Tinker employees and

maximizes support to the warfighter in the Global War

on Terror.

The OC-ALC is well into a 10-year lean transformation

of the manufacturing process designed to provide

unprecedented warfighter support at a fraction of

the cost to the U.S. Air Force. In all, seven OC-ALC

business units are scheduled for transformation by

March 2016.

Tinker’s aggressive lean process revolves around

implementing Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st

Century (AFSO21).The first step in establishing the lean

culture is 5S+1, which stands for:

• Sort (eliminate what is not needed)

• Straighten (get organized)

• Shine (keep work areas clean and solve

problems along the way)

• Standardize (standardize tasks across the

board so everyone knows the standard

operating procedure regardless of how big

or small the task)

• Sustain (develop procedures for maintaining

and sustaining best practices)

• Safety (maintaining a safe working

environment)

The next step is training the workforce to accomplish

continuous process improvement, which is the primary

mission of the Lean Institute. In partnership with the

University of Oklahoma, the OC-ALC has developed

curriculum for Lean Awareness, as well as Six Sigma

Greenbelt and Blackbelt training. In the last year, all

senior OC-ALC leaders have completed Greenbelt

training and worked real-life projects to improve

processes.

The final step is integrating transformation activities,

including those directed from higher headquarters, as

well as local initiatives for Wing and Staff organizations.

A governance structure has been established,

consisting of OC-ALC key process owners, to ensure

all initiatives align to the strategic plan, and to monitor

execution of transformation initiatives.

While the total projected investment in the overarching

transformation is estimated at $496.6 million, officials

hope to recoup the entire amount in just eight years by

virtue of increased efficiencies.

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aviatiOn centeR taking Off: BOeing anchORs new aviatiOn paRk

the Greater Oklahoma City region’s soaring status as a

national maintenance hub is bolstered by the completion of

The Boeing Company’s first hanger at the Oklahoma City

Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Technology Center (MROTC),

a 370-acre aviation park adjacent and connected to Tinker Air

Force Base (AFB). The hanger, which will be used to make contract

modifications on Air Force E-3 AWACS aircraft, is the first of three

planned at the center by Boeing.

Scheduled for completion in August 2008, the two additional

hangers will bring Boeing’s total investment in the MROTC to $100

million and create more than 300 jobs for the region. Workers at

Boeing’s three hangars will initially update flight navigation and

communications systems on the AWACS. Future modernizations will

include new mission hardware and software, improved operational

consoles and upgraded radar equipment.

With the first hangar and tow-ways connecting to Tinker AFB

finished, the initial development phase in the MROTC is well

underway. The $500 million MROTC will eventually grow to 17

hangers, with more than one million square feet of space designed

for industrial, educational and training facilities for commercial and

military operations. The MROTC allows contractors like Boeing to

locate literally across the street from Tinker’s Oklahoma City Air

Logistics Center.

The MROTC is designed to assist the Air Force by allowing Tinker

the potential to lease hangars for some of its current maintenance

work, relieving congestion and freeing space on base for new work,

and to foster partnering opportunities between industry and the

government.

“By providing businesses the opportunity to locate next to the

largest aircraft/jet engine repair center in the U.S., Greater

Oklahoma City provides a competitive edge unmatched by other

locations,” said Greater Oklahoma City Chamber President & CEO

Roy H. Williams. “The MROTC strongly complements Tinker AFB’s

military aviation emphasis, significantly diversifies the region’s

aerospace activity and ultimately strengthens Oklahoma’s status as

a national maintenance hub.”

The MROTC is the result of a partnership between Oklahoma

Industries Authority and Trammell Crow Company.

• $500 million investment in Oklahoma’s aerospace industry

• 17 hangars planned for military and commercial operations

• 370-acre aviation park

• More than one million square feet of hangar and back-shop space

• 500,000 square feet of industrial space

• 100,000 square feet of research and classroom space

• 1,000 new jobs created with an estimated payroll of $50 million

annually when completed

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The Oklahoma City region’s aviation & aerospace industry consists

of 265 public and private-sector firms in the 10-county area

employing nearly 38,000 workers.

The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber is deeply committed to

developing this important industry, whose economic impact in

Oklahoma, including spillover into other industry sectors, exceeds

$6.1 billion.

For more information on the Oklahoma City Region’s

Aviation & Aerospace Cluster, contact:gary pence

sr. Business development manageraviation & aerospace

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