Northwest Aerospace News June | July 2021 — Issue No. 21 | Page 52

A Market Growing Wings :

AEROSPACE IN COLOMBIA

By Amandine Crabtree ; Aerospace International Trade Specialist , Washington State Department of Commerce

With this article , I would like to take you back to our world tour of representatives and head to Colombia , South America . The Department of Commerce has been working with Broggini * lately to help our Washington companies identify new aerospace opportunities in this fast growing sector . In this issue , Broggini is sharing some valuable data on the Columbian aerospace market .

The development of the aerospace market has become , in the past years , one of the priorities for the Colombian government because of the increasing relevance that the country has gained in the region . Colombia profiles as an attractive target for the sector because of the growth of air traffic in the country , becoming one of the key actors in Latin America .
Amandine Crabtree Aerospace International Trade Specialist
Washington State Department of Commerce https :// www . commerce . wa . gov
WA DEPT . OF COMMERCE
To achieve this development , the Colombian public institutions , private companies and associations are working together to face the challenges and guarantee synchrony and efficiency in the process .
Colombia : a Key Country in the Region for the Aerospace Sector
Colombia is a strategic country due to its geographical position connecting different states and continents , mainly the Americas .
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