Northwest Aerospace News April | May 2019 Issue No. 8 | Page 4

AEROSPACE NORTHWEST N E W S M A G A Z I N E 708 North Argonne Road #18 Spokane Valley,WA 99212 NORTHWEST AEROSPACE NEWS 509-995-9958 PUBLISHER ISSUE No. 8 DEAN CAMERON w w w. n o r t hwes t aerospacenews.co m PUBLISHER DEAN CAMERON [email protected] “It is Show Season” CREATIVE DIRECTOR & EDITORIAL DESIGN REBECCA LLOYD [email protected] COPY EDITOR & PROOFREADER ANN CONTOIS [email protected] CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: DEAN CAMERON MICHAEL LOMBARDI AARON FERRELL STACI NELSON FIONA MCKAY JENNIFER FERRERO PATRICK SHERMAN KATE KANAPEAUX LEAD DEVELOPER | I.T. SUPPORT ADAM TOWNSEND FINANCE | BOOKKEEPING PAM CAMERON I have to say with a huge amount of respect, coupled with amazement, that the “season” of aerospace conferences started off with a bang at the PNAA “Soar- ing to Success” conference in Lynnwood, Washington during the “snowpoc- alypse” event (largest snowfall in over 100 years in Puget Sound). You might think that numerous cancelled flights and horrible road conditions would cast a dark shadow on attendance. Such was not the case! The industry showed up in full force with record attendance! Kudos to the PNAA Team! This example to me exemplifies the moxy of our industry. There are numerous events sponsored by industry associations in space, commercial, UAV, defense and more. All of these teams work hard to support the aerospace industry in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. In fact, not only do they serve their in- dividual membership, they support each other as well. We wrote about the Aerospace Clusters’ collaboration event this past September 11th in Everett, Washington, as the first of its kind. We are pleased to share that the second such meeting is taking place at the collaborative INWAC/IDAA, I-90 Aerospace Conference in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on May 27th in order to continue the sup- port for each other and the industry as a whole. It is just this sort of commitment that makes the Pacific Northwest “Super Cluster” of aerospace companies the driving force in the aerospace Industry. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission from Northwest Aerospace News magazine - a Top Drawer Media Publishing company is strictly prohibited. Top Drawer Media does not accept li- ability for omissions or error in Northwest Aerospace News. Any and all advertising and other content submitted is assumed to have all the proper licenses and copyrights before submission. The content held without does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Northwest Aerospace News magazine. Northwest Aerospace News Magazine does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the quality, accuracy, completeness, legality, or reliability. Northwest Aerospace News Magazine is not responsible for the content or availability of any external or 3rd party websites and does not warrant or guarantee the products, services or performance of any party shown by article or advertisement within the print magazine or our website. 4 4 Dean Cameron Publisher NORTHWEST AEROSPACE NEWS