AVIATION & AEROSPACE

Florida’s Strengths in Aviation & AerospaceFew states can match the broad range of industry expertise available in Florida. In fact, Florida is home to one of the nation’s largest aerospace and aviation industries (2,000+ companies), and has long been the world’s premier gateway to space, the undisputed air traffic hub of the Western Hemisphere, a major hub for flight training and MRO, and home to leading manufacturers of all types of aircraft and aircraft components.

Aerospace Size: 470+ companies

Areas of Excellence: aircraft assembly and parts, avionics, payload processing, propulsion systems, guided missiles and air defense systems, rockets and spacecraft, UAS, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

Select Companies in Florida: Boeing, DRS Technologies, Embraer, General Dynamics, Honeywell, L-3, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon, Rockwell Collins, Sikorsky

Aviation Size: 1,600 companies

Areas of Excellence: MRO, flight training, logistics, global air cargo, simulation/training, passenger to freighter conversions, avionics installation and retrofit, air travel

Select Companies in Florida: Airbus, BBA Aviation, Commercial Jet, Daher Socata, FedEx, Flight Safety International, LAN Cargo, LiveTV, Signature Flight Support Corporation, Spirit Airlines, UPS

Top 5 ReasonsFlorida is already home to more than 2,000 aerospace and aviation companies employing over 82,000 workers across the state.

Here’s why your company should be in Florida, too:

Pick the Best of the Best Over 61,000 military and nearly 25,000 civilian personnel, significant numbers of veterans, as well as actual rocket scientists, machinists, pilots, and engineers are part of Florida’s flexible, “badgeable” talent pool. In fact, PricewaterhouseCoopers ranks our industry talent #1 in the U.S., making it easy to find qualified workers.

Connect with the BestVirtually every major defense contractor from the U.S. and abroad has significant operations in Florida, generating a robust supply chain that benefits all.

Infrastructure to Meet your Needs Florida’s valuable industry assets include 22 airports with runways of 10,000+ feet, two spaceports, and advanced space vehicle, payload processing, and launch/landing facilities — supporting a full range of industry activities, from R&D, to testing, to service.

Benefit your Bottom Line A cost-competitive environment, favorable tax structure, no personal income tax, industry-specific incentives and workforce training programs, and superior quality of life make it easy to be in business in Florida.

Access the World Florida’s 19 commercial airports account for 10% of the nation’s total passengers and enplane about 8% of the nation’s air cargo. Florida is a convenient base for business travel and the shipment of goods.

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BAE SystemsBoeing

DRSFort Walton Machining

General DynamicsLockheed Martin

L-3 Crestview AerospaceNorthrop Grumman

#2#12 20100+

state in aviation, aerospace, and space establishments 2

state for aviationmanufacturing attractiveness 1

licensed U.S. spaceports 3 — in Cape Canaveral and Jacksonville

major military installations 4

public use airports 5 support global commerce, aircraft technology testing, and manufacturing operations

Photos above: (Left) Embraer Phenom 100 assembled in Melbourne, Florida. (Right) Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye manufactured in St. Augustine, Florida.

Florida Fast Facts

1 PricewaterhouseCoopers 2 Primary data source: U.S. Dept. of Labor 3 Space Florida 4 Florida Defense Alliance 5 Florida Dept. of Transportation

ALABAMA

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SOUTH CAROLINA

FLORIDA ALABAMA CALIFORNIA GEORGIA KANSAS SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS WASHINGTON

Personal Income Tax Rate (Highest Rate) None 5.00% 12.30% 6.00% 4.80% 7.00% None None

Corporate Income Tax or Gross Receipts Tax Rate 5.50% 6.50% 8.84% 6.00% 4.00% 5.00% 1.00% 0.138% -

3.30%

State Business Tax Climate Ranking 5 21 48 32 20 37 11 6

Aviation Average Annual Wage $54,865 $56,455 $59,472 $67,437 $46,316 $51,426 $67,520 $63,777

Aerospace Products & Parts Manufacturing Average Annual Wage

$77,655 $76,505 $102,745 $78,619 $72,337 $75,109 $96,562 $58,992

MAP KEY

Aviation Companies

Aerospace Companies

Commercial Airports (19)

Aviation-related Military Installations (12)

Spaceports (2)

Deepwater Seaports (15)

Interstate Highways

State Capital

Florida’s Largest Cities (by population)

MOBILE

Airbus

SAVANNAH

CHARLESTON

Gulfstream

Boeing

TALLAHASSEE

JACKSONVILLE

ORLANDO

MIAMI

TAMPA

ST. PETERSBURG

BAE SystemsBoeing

DRSFort Walton Machining

General DynamicsLockheed Martin

L-3 Crestview AerospaceNorthrop Grumman

MacDill AFB

NS MayportNAS Jacksonville

BBA AviationLockheed MartinNorthrop Grumman

Patrick AFB

Cape Canaveral AFS

Homestead ARB

NAS Key West

Tyndal AFB

NAS Pensacola

NAS Whiting FieldEglin AFB

Hurlburt AFB

Alenia North America BoeingEmbraerFlightStar Aircraft ServicesKaman AerostructuresNorthrop GrummanUnison Industries

B/E Aerospace Flight Safety InternationalPiper AircraftPratt & WhitneySikorsky Aircraft

Airbus Training Center Centurion CargoCommercial JetDaher SocataEmbraer North America HQFedEx LAC HeadquartersHEICOLAN CargoSpirit AirlinesUPS Americas and the Caribbean

AARBoeing Space OperationsEmbraerDRS Technologies Harris Corporation Lockheed MartinNorthrop GrummanRockwell Collins United Launch Alliance

ChromalloyGeneral Dynamics

Honeywell InternationalRaytheon

Draken International

Comparative Costs for Aerospace and Aviation Companies in Florida vs. Other Markets

Florida’s Aviation & Aerospace Cluster(select companies highlighted)

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Why Florida is the perfect climate for business:

Circles represent approximate flight times from Florida in one-hour increments.

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“Breaking ground on the newest facility at our growing aeronautical cluster in Melbourne is an important milestone for Embraer on its path to becoming a truly global company. This latest achievement is a testament to the close partnership we have with the state of Florida and economic development authorities on the Space Coast and Melbourne, without which this aviation campus would not have been possible.”Gary Spulak, PresidentEmbraer Aircraft Holding Inc.

“The talented workforce and global access Florida provides has allowed us to operate successfully here for decades. Our two new centers of excellence and state-of-the-art manufacturing facility will allow us to continue our growth and benefit our customers, our company and the community for many more years.”Rick Matthews, Vice President of Florida Operations and Melbourne Site ManagerNorthrop Grumman Aerospace Systems

“Florida has proven an ideal and welcome location to grow and develop our aerospace business. We are pleased to be located at Lakeland Linder Airport and will continue to commit our company to the economic growth of Lakeland and Central Florida area.”Jared Isaacman, CEODraken International

“This expansion involves Pratt & Whitney’s most advanced commercial and military engines and builds upon the great work already being done here in West Palm Beach. We look forward to continued strong cooperation with the State of Florida and Palm Beach County.”Louis Chênevert, Chairman and CEOUnited Technologies Corp.

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