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INDUSTRY | AVIATION AND AEROSPACEINDUSTRY | AVIATION AND AEROSPACE

Aviation and AerospaceDallas-Fort Worth is among the nation’s top regions for aviation and aerospace activity. The region is home to the headquarters of two major airlines: American Airlines (Fort Worth) and Southwest Airlines (Dallas). Southwest operates a major maintenance base at Dallas Love Field, creating a strong foundation of aviation employment. Envoy Air, a regional jet operator and American Airlines partner, is headquartered in Fort Worth, as well.

The regional aerospace industry comprises more than 600 companies, accounting more that 90,000 jobs in North Texas.

Lockheed Martin and Bell Helicopter are the largest area aerospace employers with more than 15,000 employees between them. Furthermore, Airbus Helicopters North American headquarters is in Grand Prairie.

Aerospace Engineers

3,192 | $62.10

Electrical Engineers

4,372 | $49.33

Electronics Engineers, Except

Computer4,877 | $57.70

Mechanical Engineers

6,157 | $45.37

Aerospace Engineering and Operations

Technologists and Technicians

633 | $30.92

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

8,050 | $38.86

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and

Systems Assemblers2,646 | $28.98

Miscellaneous Assemblers and

Fabricators29,658 | $14.12

Machinists6,261 | $20.17

Source: EMSI, QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees, and Self-Employed

Industry

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing 20 4,514

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 109 32,701

Air Transportation 143 40,197

Support Activities for Air Transportation 272 12,654

Satellite Telecommunications 12 74

Flight Training 51 1,954

Total 607 92,094

Avg. EmploymentEstablishments

Legend:Occupation

Jobs | Median hourly earnings

Major Aerospace CompaniesCompany Type of BusinessA.E. Petsche Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic parts and equipmentAdvanced Integration Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft parts and equipmentAirbase Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft flight instrument repairAirbus Helicopters, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helicopter parts and trainingAmerican Airlines Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air passenger carrier, scheduledAmeriflight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air transportation, nonscheduledAMR Eagle / Envoy Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air passenger carrier, scheduledAtlantic Aviation Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft maintenance and repair servicesAviall Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft engines and engine partsBAE Information & Electronic Systems Integration . . . . . . . Flight instruments and guidance systemsBell Helicopter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft parts and equipmentBell Textron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AircraftBoeing Global Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft servicing and repairingBombardier Aerospace Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft servicing and repairingCAE Simuflite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aviation schoolCHC Helicopters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helicopter carriers, nonscheduledCollins Aerospace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Search and navigation equipmentCooperative Industries Aerospace & Defense . . . . . . . . . . . Harness assemblies for electronic use: wire or cableDallas Airmotive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft and heavy equipment repair servicesEFW Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Search and navigation equipmentFAA - Southwest Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air traffic control operations, governmentFederal Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air cargo carrier, scheduledGDC Technics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft parts and equipmentGeneral Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. . . . . . Guided missile and space vehicle partsGulfstream Aerospace Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AircraftHM Dunnair Aerosystems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft engines and engine partsHoneywell International, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft engines and engine partsHuntleigh USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Airport terminal servicesL3 Integrated Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft control systems, electronicLockheed Martin Missles & Fire Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Search and navigation equipmentMayday Manufacturing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft parts and equipmentMenzies Aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Airports, flying fields, and servicesNorthrop Grumman Innovation Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft parts and equipmentPratt & Whitney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aviation propeller and blade repairRaytheon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defense systems and equipmentRecaro Aircraft Seating Americas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft parts and equipmentSafran Helicopter Engines USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engine repair and replacement, non-automotiveSikorsky Aircraft Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AircraftSouthwest Airlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air passenger carrier, scheduledSuperior Air Charter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air passenger carrier, scheduledTexas Air Composites, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance & repair servicesTriumph Aerostructures, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft

Dallas-Fort Worth is No. 1 in Aerospace in the U.S.

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Aviation-Aerospace Employment Clusters

Number of Aviation - Aerospace Employees 1 10,300

Number of Advanced Services Businesses

1 60 760

Number of Aviation - Aerospace Businesses

1 5 15

Number of Advanced Services Businesses

1 60 760