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rowing competition from foreign supporting American
companies (including some that do not jobs, innovation and
abide by trade law), as well as a volatile security. We aim to share
political landscape, has increasingly threat- the facts, celebrate the
ened the stability of America’s aerospace successes and engage the
sector. In the Pacific Northwest, aviation public in a national con-
is so integral to the regional economy that versation about American
any disruption in America’s aerospace aerospace.
market could have resoundingly negative
effects.
Whether you’re an
aviation, technology or
This is why it’s more important than space enthusiast; work ever that we stay up-to-date on the latest at a local business that developments in our industry and make our provides services to voices heard to our elected officials. With aerospace workers; or work directly in the International Space Station, or the aircraft
a 24/7 news cycle filled with everything industry yourself, Watch U.S. Fly can be a our troops rely on overseas—Boeing’s
from federal budget debates, internation- helpful resource to you and a platform for impact can be felt everywhere. And it all
al trade disputes and national security supporting an important part of your local started with a small plane manufactured in
threats—it can be difficult to learn about economy. Seattle named after Boeing and Wester-
the latest technological advancements and
understand the emerging policy issues that
will affect folks at the local and regional
level.
velt—the B&W Model 1.
There is no doubt that our nation—and in
fact the entire world—has been changed
by the products made by Boeing and the
American aerospace workers in states like
That’s why I’d like to invite you to join Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Whether
Watch U.S. Fly—a community dedicated it’s the commercial airplanes we fly in,
to the valuable role the U.S. aerospace and the satellite-enabled navigation on our
manufacturing industries play in cell phones, the research conducted on the
Join the Watch U.S. Fly
community and let’s
continue to make history
for the next 100 years.
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