`First in Flight´and still soaring

2nd fastest growing state for aerospace jobs

2nd fastest growing aerospace product/parts manufacturing sector in the U.S.

76% growth from 2007 to 2016

33% jobs growth 2012 to 2016

1,000+ aerospace/aviation-related companies

Higher education

10 aerospace/aviation-specific programs

23 engineering programs

40+ aerospace-related centers/research programs

Composite Center of Excellence at Lenoir Community College

Employers

• B/E Aerospace Inc., Winston-Salem
• Boeing, New Bern
• Cessna, Greensboro
• Curtiss-Wright Controls, Shelby
• General Dynamics, Charlotte
• HAECO Americas, Greensboro & Walburg
• Honda Aero Inc., Burlington
• Honda Aircraft Co., Greensboro
• Liquip Int’l, Reidsville
• Lockheed Martin, Raleigh
• LORD Corp., Cary
• NS Aviation, Winston-Salem
• Northrop Grumman Synoptics, Charlotte
• ProEdge Precision, Statesville
• Purolator Advanced Filtration, Greensboro
• Spirit AeroSystems Inc., Kinston
• Triumph Actuation Systems, Clemmons
• UTC Aerospace Systems, Charlotte

2016 Manufacturing jobs

5,921 aerospace product/parts

11,514 navigational, measuring, electromedical, control instruments

Sources: Development Counsellors International, https://edpnc.com, www.ncaerospace.org