An Honest Day’s Work
An Honest Day’s Work Gary Owens, president of SkyOne Aerospace, has brought a strong work ethic to all endeavors, including his MRO shop in Spokane. By Jennifer Ferrero Gary Owens needed a job after high school where he could support himself. He started working in a mechanical environment and has never looked back. While his […]
Is Hiring One of Your Biggest Challenges?
Learn from top regional marketing and manufacturing experts what you can do to get in front of prospective candidates. By Jennifer Ferrero Hiring in the manufacturing industry is a big challenge. First, there was the “silver tsunami,” where many skilled manufacturing employees and the knowledge base of most companies were retiring in droves. Then, there […]
Core Plus Aerospace Connects Students to In-Demand Careers
By Tia Rivera Moyaak Chuol noticed a new opportunity called Core Plus Aerospace while registering for classes his junior year of high school. He was immediately interested because he thought the new class focused on space. When he learned from a friend that it centered on hands-on learning, he was still excited to sign up. […]
Making the Case
Impact Case & Container makes lightweight, resilient cases for transporting aerospace parts. By Jennifer Ferrero Transporting technical aerospace parts requires tender care. The parts can be valued from thousands to millions of dollars and are transported throughout the U.S. and worldwide. For military applications, transport cases are shipped to the desert with high heat and […]
Five Ways Successful Companies Overcome Today’s Employee Shortage
The past two years have been a roller-coaster ride for aerospace manufacturing. So-called predictable economic indicators can no longer be trusted to accurately forecast business decisions. This is reflected in today’s employee shortage. It seems like overnight we’ve found ourselves in a talent “crisis.” The more skilled the talent, the greater the scarcity. This has […]
Washington State’s Aerospace Industry Shows the Right Stuff on Global Stage
Washington State continues to build on its proud history in the vanguard of aerospace, offering a highly productive and profitable place to do business for the industry’s global players. That was Evergreen State College’s clear message at June’s Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, Germany and July’s Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) in the United Kingdom. […]
Innovation in Aerospace Manufacturing
Innovation is a team sport. At least, that’s the theory that is being tested in Washington thanks to a new program that is designed to accelerate the development of industry sectors across the state. Naturally, because of their leadership in aerospace manufacturing, the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA) is now working to supercharge its sector […]
If you have passion you have a place
There’s an undeniable electricity and excitement associated with fast and loud planes that tends to ignite a fire for aviation. Tommy Gantz experienced that spark when her Uncle Ronnie took her to the Reno Air Races in 2009. From that day forward, aviation wasn’t just a passion — it became her life. Tommy will tell […]
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