ITA Signs Agreement to Promote U.S. Aerospace Manufacturing
September 20, 2010This post contains external links. Please review our external linking policy
Doug Barry is a Senior International Trade Specialist within ITA’s Commercial Service currently on detail in ITA’s Office of Public Affairs. He has helped hundreds of U.S. companies of all sizes find success in overseas markets and produced a number of instructional videos and webinars that help firms navigate the path to successful sales.
The job creation sign is illuminated
Airlines worldwide will need fleets of new airplanes, fuel-sipping jet engines, spare parts and related technology to fly all 7 billion of us around the world to meet each other.
The U.S. is a leader in all of these things but our companies often need help from the federal government winning orders in other countries and cutting red tape. With more orders, we can put more Americans back to work in addition to preserving the jobs of folks already on the job. This is a global industry and a fiercely competitive one.
Commerce Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services Nicole Lamb-Hale and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus Executive Vice President Dr. John Watret prepare to sign the agreement allowing their respective organizations to work together to promote aerospace manufacturing and exports
So it was good news last week when Commerce Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services Nicole Lamb-Hale and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus Executive Vice President Dr. John Watret agreed to work together to help the U.S. aerospace manufacturing industry become even more competitive.
“The President has called on us to double U.S. exports and this agreement will help us increase the performance of U.S. aerospace companies,” said Lamb-Hale. “I am particularly pleased that we can do this during National Aerospace Week, which highlights the significant contribution of U.S. aerospace to the nation’s security and economic growth.”
As public-private cooperative efforts this should be a good one, supporting President Obama’s National Export Initiative (NEI) and ITA’s Manufacture America Program, a series of conferences designed to help American manufacturers by exploring new products, markets, processes and sources of finance. The agreement also supports National Aerospace Week (NAW) which takes place from September 12-18 and is being organized by the Aerospace Industries Association. ITA and ERAU will work together on a wide range of activities including industry outreach events and industry analysis.
Dr. Watret was equally enthusiastic about the agreement and need for the project: “Embry-Riddle is delighted to cooperate with the Department of Commerce to promote U.S. aerospace manufacturing, an industry that is critical to the U.S. economy.”
7 billion people: Think of all the new customers for in-flight movies produced by Hollywood film companies. It’s time for more public-private initiatives.
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