AIA commends President Obama on Alcoa visit.
Press Release Summary:
President Obama's visit to Alcoa in Davenport, IA highlights the importance of aerospace and high-technology manufacturing to the nation. President acknowledged importance of Alcoa to the industry, ranging from early flights of the Wright Brothers to missions in space and protecting troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. As president said, competitiveness is dependent on the best workers having the best equipment, which requires investment in a world-class education system and cutting-edge innovation.
Original Press Release:
AIA Commends President Obama on Alcoa Visit
Arlington, Va. - President Obama's visit to Alcoa in Davenport, Iowa, highlights the importance of aerospace and high-technology manufacturing to our nation.
"We were pleased to hear the president acknowledge the importance of Alcoa to our industry from the early flights of the Wright Brothers to our missions in space and protecting our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq today," said AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey. "Alcoa shares a rich heritage of supporting our nation with other members of the Aerospace Industries Association."
The aerospace industry is a bedrock of our nation's security and competitiveness with sales of $214.5 billion, a workforce of 624,000 and exports of $77.5 billion. The industry's $51.2 billion trade balance is the largest of any manufacturing sector.
"We welcome President Obama's emphasis on the role of our industry in job creation and export growth," Blakey added. "And, as the president said, our competitiveness is dependent on the best workers having the best equipment, which requires investment in a world-class education system and cutting-edge innovation. We hope he takes the opportunity to visit more of our plants in the future."
Products made in Alcoa's Davenport, Iowa factory are incorporated into a wide variety of aerospace and defense systems, such as commercial aircraft made by Boeing, military aircraft made by Lockheed Martin and missile technology made by Raytheon.
Founded in 1919 shortly after the birth of flight, the Aerospace Industries Association is the most authoritative and influential trade association representing the nation's leading manufacturers and suppliers of civil, military and business aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aircraft systems, space systems, aircraft engines, homeland and cybersecurity systems, materiel and related components, equipment services and information technology.
Daniel N. Stohr
Communications Coordinator & Manager of Publications
Aerospace Industries Association
1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1700
Arlington, Virginia 22209 USA
T: 703-358-1078 F: 703-358-1012
dan.stohr@aia-aerospace.org
