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One of the benefits of bringing hundreds of aerospace professionals together is the opportunity to hear what is happening across the industry at the same time.
In aerospace, we tend to focus on the tangible — machines, parts, certifications, and capacity — things you can measure, quote, and deliver. But there’s another layer that doesn’t always show up on a balance sheet, yet it influences all of it. Community. Not in the feel-good sense, but in a very real, very practical business sense.
By Nikki Malcolm — As we marked 25 years of the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, I found myself paying less attention to any single slide or statistic and more attention to the room itself.
“Our similarities bring us to a common ground; Our differences allow us to be fascinated by each other.”
As aerospace production ramps up again across the Pacific Northwest, quality has become more than a requirement — it’s a differentiator.
PNAA has grown alongside the Pacific Northwest’s aerospace cluster supporting suppliers of every size and creating opportunities to strengthen the workforce.
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