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Seasoned Aerospace and Supply Chain Executive to Lead Initiative While Industry Adapts to New Market Realities (Columbia, SC) The South Carolina Council on Competitiveness named Stephen Astemborski the new director of SC Aerospace, effective immediately. He succeeds Adrianne Beasley, who was named the Director of Strategy & Communications for the Council in July. “Stephen is […]

SC Aerospace held its winter quarterly networking event at the Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology (SiMT) in Florence on Feb. 15. The event was sponsored by MTorres America which is headquartered in Bothell, WA. Vice President of Business Development Mark Cumm provided a presentation about the company’s future plans. Each SC Aerospace quarterly event includes […]

Written by SC Aerospace Director, Adrianne Beasley -What was your impression of the Paris Air Show this year?  After visiting the Paris Air Show this year, I was impressed, to say the least. The scale of this show just never gets old; it’s massive – nearly every aerospace company involved in each and every part […]

SC Aerospace, an industry cluster of the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness (the Council) has named Don Myers, as Advisory Board Chair. Don is the Director of Aerospace Sales & Marketing at Toray Composite Materials America, Inc. where he is responsible for leading the management of their commercial aerospace unit. His primary roles include the […]

SC Aerospace, an industry cluster supported by the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, has partnered with SC Biz and SCMEP to present the 2019 SC Manufacturing Conference and Expo.  This two-day event will be held October 29 – 30, 2019 at the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, SC and is expected to draw […]

February 11, 2019, marked the 4th-annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science.  The day marks an ideal time for industries around the globe to take pause and consider their efforts to increase female participation in science, technology, engineering, and math. We at the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness commemorated the day by reflecting […]

Columbia,SC — SC Aerospace, an initiative of the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, welcomes four new additions to its public-private partnership: Lockheed Martin TorayComposite ResourcesCharleston Regional Development Alliance (CRDA) As partners, these organizations join SC Aerospace in its mission to advance and market South Carolina’s aerospace industry cluster on the global stage. “I am excited to […]

SC Aerospace hosted its fall networking meeting last Monday, Oct. 9, at CU-ICAR in Greenville in conjunction with the Composites Suppliers Meeting and focused on composite applications for the aerospace and automotive industries. SC Automotive Council members also participated, as a partnership between the two organizations. Susie Shannon, president and CEO of the South Carolina […]

How do you inspire children to explore the wonder of flight? That’s the question Marc Drews, director of education and partnerships for EdVenture, has been asking himself since 2014. “We want to inspire that sense of wonder,” Drews explained. “Wonder inspires kids to ask questions and a joy of learning.” The exhibit, aptly titled FLIGHT, […]

Following the June announcement that five South Carolina schools would launch an aerospace engineering high school curriculum, SC Aerospace sat down with Education Week to discuss the impact of programs like this. SC Aerospace Chairman Steve Townes discussed the job opportunities available to students who complete the curriculum in the aerospace industry. The Council’s Communications […]

By Adrianne Beasley Last month, SC Aerospace landed in Paris for the Paris Air Show (PAS), one of the industry’s largest trade shows. With more than 300,000 attendees and more than 2,300 exhibitors, preparing for the show takes about a year of cooperative planning between SC Aerospace and the SC Department of Commerce. The SC […]

Join us on Wednesday, Aug. 30 to hear about the latest on Honda’s first business jet and its innovative design, directly from Samantha Magill of Honda Aircraft Company. The HondaJet is currently the fastest, highest-flying, quietest and most fuel-efficient jet in its class. It’s unique Over-the-Wing Engine Mount configuration, designed to dramatically improve performance and […]

Hexcel’s Global Leader of Advanced Modeling Sanjay Sharma and Toray’s Senior Research Scientist Jeff Satterwhite are the newest additions to the SC Aerospace Conference and Expo program. Their presentations will focus on the current state of design and analysis methods in composite materials, which are crucial in aircraft construction. Sharma will discuss Hexcel’s advanced composites […]

We are packing our bags and preparing to jet off to Paris to represent South Carolina at the International Paris Air Show! This year’s show will feature 2,115 international exhibitors, 139,000 trade visitors, 130,000 sq. meters of exhibition area and 150 aircraft performing flying displays and exhibitions. Presentations and exhibitions will cover topics spanning the […]

SC Aerospace and the South Carolina Department of Education visited R.B. Stall High School in North Charleston on May 18.  Stall is one of five South Carolina high schools implementing an aerospace engineering curriculum this fall.  One additional high school will begin offering the courses in the fall of 2018. The curriculum was developed by […]

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or “drones,” as most of us know them, are being used in new and exciting ways. Right here in Columbia, UAS are being utilized to promote economic development, provide mapping data and assess infrastructure damage. In October 2015, amid the historic flooding that affected much of South Carolina, UAS were used […]

SC Aerospace Chairman and Ranger Aerospace CEO Steve Townes represented South Carolina’s aerospace cluster at two industry-focused events in the past month. On March 28, Townes spoke at the German Southeastern Aerospace Forum at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta, Ga. His presentation on aerospace growth in the Southeastern US was part of a larger […]

On March 15th, the SC Aerospace Education Work Group along with nearly 40 educators and industry representatives convened to discuss possible implementation of the Southern Regional Education Board’s (SREB) Aerospace Engineering Curriculum in South Carolina high schools. When SC Aerospace formed the Education Work Group last year, one of the top priorities established was to […]

South Carolina’s Aerospace Conference & Expo have launched a new website and social media channels to promote the annual event.  The website, located at southcarolinaaerospaceconference.com, will provide information on the three-day conference and expo, including the programming lineup, an interactive exhibitor map, registration information and more. The Facebook page and Twitter account will offer news […]