NewsSector: Workforce

AIA Statement on FY26 Budget Request

May 2, 2025 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning released the following statement after the President’s Budget ...

ICYMI: AIA’s Eric Fanning Testifies Before House Armed Services Committee Advocating for Acquisition Reform, Workforce Investment, and Stable Funding

February 28, 2025 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – In case you missed it, this week the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning ...

AIA President and CEO Praises End of Boeing-IAM Strike

November 5, 2024 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning released the following statement today on the end of ...

AIA Supply Chain Council Urges Swift Resolution to Ongoing Boeing Labor Strike

October 21, 2024 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – A coalition of aerospace and defense supply chain companies sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Friday ...

AIA Letter to White House on the Ongoing Labor Strike at The Boeing Company

AIA's Supply Chain Policy and Advocacy Council sent a letter to President Joseph Biden urging his Administration to keep engaging on the ongoing labor strike at The Boeing Company...

On the Horizon: AIA and PwC Release New Study on Evolving Aerospace and Defense Workforce

July 17, 2024 Press Releases

Arlington, Va.– A new study by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and PwC released today reveals how the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry’s ...

AIA Urges Congress to Find a Path Forward to Fix Anti-Innovation R&D Tax Policy

December 20, 2023 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. (Dec. 20, 2023) – Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today released the following statement ...

AIA Applauds House Ways & Means Committee for Reversing Course on Harmful R&D Tax Change

June 14, 2023 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. (June 14, 2023) – The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today issued the following statement ...

AIA Letter of Support for the Mercury 13 Congressional Gold Medal Act

IA writes in support of Representative Chrissy Houlahan’s (D-Penn.) introduction of a new legislation honoring the Mercury 13 with a Congressional Gold Medal. AIA urges the House to consider the Mercury 13 Congressional Gold Medal Act, which recognizes a group of trailblazers that paved the way for female astronauts and women in STEM...

Workforce Challenges Prove a Headwind to the Growing Aerospace and Defense Industry

May 23, 2023 Press Releases

New study from AIA and PwC highlights changing demographics, shifting employment expectations as significant concerns facing the industry amid rising ...