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National Aerospace Week: A Resounding Success
By Marion C. Blakey - Efforts by AIA member companies and aligned organizations across the country made the first National Aerospace Week a resounding success. »Read more
Congressman Dicks Honored with Wings of Liberty Award
Congressman Norman D. Dicks (D-Wash.) received the prestigious Wings of Liberty Award during a reception at the Library of Congress Wed., Sept. 15.
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Secretary LaHood Affirms Administration Support of NextGen at Aerospace Luncheon
One of the highlights of National Aerospace Week was the Aerospace Caucus luncheon Thursday, Sept. 16. What made the event doubly special was hearing keynote speaker Secretary Raymond LaHood tell the audience that President Obama ‘gets it’ when it comes to the Next Generation Air Transportation System.
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Lockheed Martin Global Vision Center Tour
A F-35 Lightning II rips through a cloud-spotted sky, the pilot punches one of a hundred buttons and watches with satisfaction as seconds later a column of white smoke pours from a warehouse below. The pilot pulls up the plane and heads to an aircraft carrier awaiting him in the gulf of Crystal City, Va. Enemy warehouses and planes don’t stand a chance against the 32 Air Force ROTC students from North Point High School in Waldorf, Md., who are flying the simulators and exploring the technology at Lockheed Martin’s Global Vision Center.
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AIA Hosts Student Tour of National Air and Space Museum
Airplanes, rockets and moon rocks were among the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum exhibits explored by 50 sixth and seventh graders from Washington, D.C. during National Aerospace Week.
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Design Contest Winner: Aerospace Vehicle of the Future
Twelfth-grader June Floyd is winner of the National Aerospace Week Design Contest. See all the winners.
Space Panel Policy Discussion
An all-star panel of former astronauts convened in Washington, DC during National Aerospace Week to discuss the past, present and future of U.S. space policy.
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AIA Members Around the Country Join in Celebrating National Aerospace Week
Goodrich Corporation’s Wheels & Brakes facility in Troy, N.C., contributed more than 700 new and used books to the community’s Summer Lunch Buddies program, and Lockheed Martin and Eaton Aerospace joined in Jackson, Miss., to host students, elected officials and members from the media to fly the F-35 simulator – just two examples of how companies rolled up their sleeves to make this first-ever National Aerospace Week a success.
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Blakey Addresses Air Force Association on DOD Efficiency Initiative
On September 15, AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey delivered a centerpiece speech during National Aerospace Week on the Defense Department’s sweeping efficiency initiative. The venue was the third and final day of the Air Force Association’s prestigious annual Air & Space Conference, held this year at the Gaylord National Conference Center at National Harbor in Washington.
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March to the Hill Delivers Our Message
One of this year’s key National Aerospace Week events was AIA's annual Supplier Management Council March to the Hill meeting. The March to the Hill is a unique advocacy event where aerospace suppliers and small businesses converge on Capitol Hill and talk to their congressional representatives about the effect of government rules and regulations on their companies.
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The National Aerospace Week advertisement ran in print and online publications, including Aviation Week, Defense News, Politico, CQ, Roll Call, The Hill and The Washington Post.
NASA Education Stakeholders Summit
At a kick-off event for National Aerospace Week, NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden and AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey joined representatives from the Education Department, National Science Foundation, Ohio Aerospace Institute and the academic community to discuss the importance of generating the nation’s future scientists, engineers and explorers during the opening reception for NASA’s Education Stakeholders Summit.
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Information Leadership Forum Meets on Emerging Technologies
More than 35 chief information officers and high-ranking industry executives joined the National Aerospace Week celebration during AIA’s Fifth Annual Information Leadership Forum at Boeing Corporation headquarters in Arlington, Va.
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National Aerospace Week in the Press
Read a sampling of press releases, opinion articles, and news stories covering National Aerospace Week:
THANK YOU!
Special thanks to all the supporters of National Aerospace Week. To see all the organizations behind National Aerospace Week, visit www.NationalAerospaceWeek.org.
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