Aerospace

The wild, blue yonder awaits in this month’s issue of Arkansas Money & Politics. Each year, our April issue features the aviation and aerospace industries in Arkansas. This month, our flight around the state visits Little Rock and Northwest Arkansas…

Growing up in Stuttgart, Bryan Hancock dreamed of becoming a pilot and flying airplanes for a living. He accomplished that goal, but circumstances later sent his life in a different direction. Today, though he still flies occasionally, he is the…

by Tyler Hale Arkansas aerospace and defense companies wanting to attend trade shows will soon be getting a helping hand. The Arkansas Aerospace and Defense Alliance (AADA) and World Trade Center Arkansas are partnering to promote the state’s burgeoning aerospace…

Today I am in the Czech Republic as I conclude a week of work in Europe selling Arkansas to international companies looking to expand in the United States. On the first day of the trip at the Paris Air Show, I…

Going into the Paris Air Show, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he planned to market Arkansas to businesses around the world. This event, he said, is a chance to show the amount of progress and development going on in the Natural…

Lockheed Martin is planning to invest $142 million to expand its Camden facilities. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the expansion plans today at the Paris Air Show. The company plans to hire 326 new employees at its facility, which currently employs…

By Mike Preston Aerospace consistently ranks as one of the top exports in Arkansas, growing each year and accounting for more than $1.8 billion in aircrafts and parts. Today, nearly 180 aviation and aerospace-related companies call Arkansas home, employing about 10,000…

New Orleans-based public-charter airline GLO will fly its first routes beginning Nov. 15, and Little Rock is its first destination. At 4:04 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, the first nonstop flight from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) will land at Bill…

Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin announced the creation of the Aerospace States Association’s (ASA) Arkansas chapter today, Oct. 13. ASA is a nonpartisan organization composed of lieutenant governors and other state-appointed delegates working to promote state interests in the development of aviation policy. The ASA…

Aerojet Rocketdyne hosted a ground breaking ceremony today, Sept. 10, to celebrate the company’s expansion that will add new programs and 85 jobs to its Camden facility. Gov. Asa Hutchinson, as well as state and local leaders, company representatives and…