#TeamSC Takes Paris: A Recap of the 2019 Paris Air Show
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 Announces Don Myers as Advisory Board Chair
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 Partners with SC Biz News and SCMEP for the 2019 South Carolina Manufacturing Conference and Expo
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 […]
SC Aerospace Reflects on Annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science
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 […]
SC Aerospace Welcomes Four New Partners into Industry Cluster Initiative
Columbia,SC — SC Aerospace, an initiative of the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, welcomes four new additions to its public-private partnership: Lockheed Martin Toray Composite Resources Charleston 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 […]
Addressing An Experienced & Aging Aerospace Workforce
Guest post for SC Aerospace by Jason Marlin, President, Champion Aerospace, LLC A skilled workforce is the backbone of the aerospace industry. The industry’s highly technical nature, paired with the rapid growth in demand for air travel, a record number of aircraft in the backlog and the fact that it’s growing faster than underlying GDP, […]
Champion Aerospace supports Greenville Tech Aircraft Maintenance Technology program expansion
Greenville, SC—Champion Aerospace, a leading manufacturer of aerospace ignition and power systems, donated $50,000 to Greenville Technical College in October in order to expand the facility’s Aerospace Maintenance Technology program. Per Ross Hartney, Champion Aerospace’s business unit manager, “This monetary gift signals and solidifies Champion’s continued partnership and support to Greenville Technical College and the […]
$20 Million Grant Awarded to Ten S.C. Schools to Establish MADE in SC
The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $20 million grant to 10 South Carolina colleges for the Materials Assembly and Design Excellent in SC program (MADE in SC), a multidisciplinary program highlighting advanced materials technology industry in South Carolina. Recipients of the grant include researchers from USC, Clemson University, the Medical University of South […]
Boeing South Carolina Vice President Receives Aerospace Achievement Award
Joan Robinson-Berry, vice president and manager of Boeing South Carolina, received the 2017 Achievement Award on Oct. 19 at the Women in Aerospace’s annual awards ceremony. Robinson-Berry, a thirty-year veteran of Boeing, dedicates herself to promoting science, technology, education and math training in local communities and in the organization, drawing from her experiences as a […]
SC Aerospace hosts fall networking event
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 […]
South Carolina ranked 17th in U.S. in aerospace attractiveness
South Carolina was recently ranked by PwC as the 17th best state in the nation for aerospace companies. According to PwC’s latest aerospace manufacturing attractiveness rankings report, South Carolina’s relatively low set-up costs and generous tax policies make it a business-friendly location for aerospace companies. South Carolina’s more than 400 aerospace companies are responsible for […]
TIGHITCO Exec to lead SC Aerospace Advisory Board
Three additional members round out 2017 additions to industry-led advisory board TIGHITCO Aerostructures Vice President and General Manager Ian Williams was named chairman of SC Aerospace’s Advisory Board on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017 at the fourth annual South Carolina Aerospace Conference and Expo in Columbia. Williams succeeds Ranger Aerospace CEO Steve Townes, who has served […]
New Boeing plane moves closer to reality; North Charleston campus could build it
Boeing is making progress in deciding whether or not to pursue a middle-of-the-market commercial aircraft and its North Charleston site may be just the place for it. According to Boeing’s Vice President of Marketing Randy Tinseth, “if you are going to address that market, you need a new airplane” to close the gap between narrow-body […]
Hilton Head Airport receives $7.3M FAA grant to support runway extension
Hilton Head Airport is set to receive a $7.3 million grant from the FAA as part of its Airport Improvement Program. The grant will be used to extend their runway to 5,000 feet. According to James Stephens, executive director of the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission, the extension is necessary to not only retain the current […]
Girl Scouts host immersion camp for girls interested in STEM
Earlier this month, Girl Scouts of South Carolina Mountains to Midlands hosted girls between 12 and 18 years old from across the country for our Eyes to the Sky Destination, a three-day immersion camp for girls interested in STEM. The program, which ran Aug. 19 through 21, exposed girls to the world of Space Science […]