Connecting the Dots
Northwest Aerospace News , More Than Just a Magazine
From the beginning , we have hoped that the concept of sharing the stories of the aerospace industry ’ s most important yet least reported sector — the Tier 2 , 3 and even Tier 4 suppliers — would be embraced by the industry . We could not have expected the enthusiastic reception we have received !
Our mission to write about and promote key suppliers to the industry has lead us to meet many organized aerospace clusters sharing the same goal . By networking with these excellent groups and meeting the many people in their membership , we have learned that the aerospace suppliers living and working in the Pacific Northwest represent not only the best practices of the industry , but also the seeds of innovation and its future as well .
In our ongoing efforts to be supportive , we have become members of and in several cases sponsors of : Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance ( PNAA ); Inland Northwest Aerospace Consortium ( INWAC ); Idaho Aerospace Alliance ( IDAA ); Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition ( PNDC ); Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International ( AU- VSI ); Oregon Aviation Industries ( ORAVI ); and Aerospace Futures Alliance ( AFA ). As you can see in several of the accompanying photos , we have participated in their meetings and conferences with the purpose of being an entity that can help “ connect the dots .”
Packed house of over 700 attendees at the PNAA Conference in Lynnwood , Washington .
Inaugural release of Northwest Aerospace News magazine at the 2018 Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance conference .
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