Gov. Ned Lamont announced Wednesday that he will lead a delegation of Connecticut state officials and business leaders at the Paris Air Show later this month as part of a business recruitment mission intended to strengthen and support the state’s aerospace industry.
The Paris Air Show – which runs from June 19 to June 22 – is considered one of the most important manufacturing and aerospace tradeshows and is attended by world leaders and some of the top business executives in the commercial aerospace and defense industry, Lamont said.
More than 2,454 aerospace and defense companies from throughout the world will be exhibiting, including 25 companies that have a Connecticut presence.
The state will also sponsor its own booth that will be occupied by 10 local aerospace companies working to secure contracts for their products and services.
Connecticut’s aerospace industry employs more than 34,000 people and contributes $10.4 billion to the state’s gross domestic product, according to Lamont’s office.
“The aerospace industry is an important part of Connecticut’s employer base, supporting thousands of jobs and contributing billions to our economy,” Lamont said. “Our goal is to get more products that are made in Connecticut out into the world, and to get more of the world doing business in Connecticut. We are committed to supporting the companies that operate in our state, as well as working with those that are looking to establish operations here and leverage the best workforce in America.”
In addition to Lamont, other members of the Connecticut delegation attending the Air Show will include Economic and Community Development Commissioner Alexandra Daum; Chief Manufacturing Officer Paul Lavoie; and AdvanceCT President John Bourdeaux.
Representatives from the University of Connecticut and the Aerospace Component Manufacturers Association will also attend.
The following Connecticut companies will be attending and exhibiting at the Air Show:
- Aerospace and Specialty Metals Group
- Alpha Metalcraft Group
- Barnes Aerospace
- Enjet Aero
- First Aviation Services
- Fluid Forming Technologies
- FLYWAT (Chester Facility)
- Forecast International
- HarcoSemco
- Hexcel
- Hygrade Precision Technologies
- Industries Group, Inc.
- Jonal Laboratories
- New England Airfoil Products, Inc.
- OFS Optics
- PCX AeroSystems
- Pratt & Whitney
- Pursuit Aerospace
- Reno Machine Company
- Sikorsky
- SIMTECH, Inc.
- The Lee Company
- UE Precision Sensors
- Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Special Metals, Inc.
- Yarde Metals
