Aerospace Industries Association

ARLINGTON, Va., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Aerospace Industries Association, in partnership with Challenger Center for Space Science Education, sponsored a first-of-its-kind crowd funding campaign to place a trailer before Star Trek Into Darkness beginning May 17 to educate the public - most especially young people ... read more

Students pursuing STEM education showcase rocket designs for President Obama ARLINGTON, Va., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This morning, students participating in the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) displayed their rockets for President Obama at the White House Science Fair for the third time since 2010. Students from ... read more

AIA's Team America Rocketry Challenge announces its top 100 teams for national fly-off in May ARLINGTON, Va., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hundreds of students from across the country will meet May 11 at Great Meadow in The Plains, VA to decide the winner of the world's ... read more

Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Marion C. Blakey applauds White House action on export control requirements for military aircraft and engines as a critical step toward enhancing American competitiveness in the export market. ARLINGTON, Va., March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Aerospace Industries Association welcomes today's announcement ... read more

ARLINGTON, Va., March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Marion C. Blakey, President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association, and Susan Lavrakas, AIA's Director of Workforce, were honored last evening at Aviation Week & Space Technology's 56th annual Laureate Awards banquet in the workforce category for the association's ... read more

Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Marion C. Blakey calls on Congress and President Obama to use the opportunity of extending the Continuing Resolution to reverse sequestration budget cuts as quickly as possible. ARLINGTON, Va., March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sequestration cuts were never supposed to happen but ... read more

Statement by Marion C. Blakey, President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association on reports of the contraction of the U.S. economy in the 4th quarter of 2012. ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The contraction of the U.S. economy in the fourth quarter underscores AIA's warning ... read more

Statement by Marion C. Blakey, President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Associationon reports that the Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote to Congressional leaders urging immediate action ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a rare letter, the Joint Chiefs of Staff have weighed in on the ... read more

Statement by Marion C. Blakey, President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association on the failure to fix sequestration in the fiscal cliff deal ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While we are pleased Congress made some headway on tax elements of a deal to avert the ... read more

Statement by Marion C. Blakey, President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association that the political gamesmanship surrounding sequestration must end ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) today is calling on our leaders to immediately de-couple sequestration from the broader fiscal cliff ... read more