Manitoba Aerospace Week

Message from the President Canada is a global leader in aerospace and Manitoba is home to Canada's thirdlargest aerospace industry. Our highly competitive aerospace sector produces world-class products for customers on six continents. Kevin Bartelson "From modest roots in small bush plane repair in the 1930s, the Manitoba aerospace industry has grown to include sophisticated design, manufacturing, servicing, testing, certification, training and research and development capabilities." During Aerospace Week we celebrate the success and the future of our industry. It keeps the world moving, provides rewarding careers for our community, and helps build a strong economy. From modest roots in small bush plane repair in the 1930s, the Manitoba aerospace industry has grown to include sophisticated design, manufacturing, servicing, testing, certification, training and research and development capabilities. We are home to Canada's largest aerospace composite manufacturing centre, the Royal Canadian Air Force's primary flying school, and one of the world's largest gas-turbine engine repair and overhaul companies. The internationally acclaimed Composites Innovation Centre and two of the world's most advanced aircraft engine testing and certification centres developed by Rolls Royce, Pratt & Whitney and GE Aviation are also located here. Along with a number of global aerospace leaders, Manitoba has a network of SMEs that compete and supply into the world markets. This growing cluster is strengthened through the Competitive Edge Supplier Development initiative, an internationally recognized learner to world-class supplier and supply chain development program. A supportive business environment, award-winning university, college and high-school collaborations and a Network-of-Excellence led by the Manitoba Aerospace Association support a culture of innovation and the development of a world-class industry. With passenger air travel continuing to grow at five to six per cent annually and the 20-year world-wide demand for new commercial aircraft now at 34,000 aircraft and rising, the aerospace industry is booming. The rising demand provides a great opportunity, but in a global industry, our competitors from around the world are also looking to make the most of these opportunities. The last year has been a busy one as OEMs continue to expand their production capability at the same time as they develop new, greener aircraft. Quieter, longer-range, more fuelefficient aircraft with more comfortable cabins are coming to market, and Manitoba companies are helping to provide these innovative planes and the technologies inside them. Boeing Winnipeg, currently producing composite components for all models of Boeing commercial airliners, including the 787 Dreamliner, has extended their union contract and is expanding their main plant on Murray Park road by 14,000 square metres as they prepare to make components for the new 737MAX. Magellan Aerospace has signed an agreement with BAE Systems for more than 1,000 sets of horizontal tails for the F-35 4 Manitoba Aerospace Week September 9 - 13, 2013 Lightning II and will build the service module section for the three new RADARSAT Constellation Mission satellites for the Canadian Space Agency. StandardAero, honoured last year with the 2012 Canadian American Business Council Achievement Award with GE Aviation for the two companies' collaboration on the GE Aviation Engine Testing Research and Development Centre, is already expanding the $50-million test site and has signed new licence agreements with GE to become a TRUEngine service provider for specific GE engines. New agreements have also been signed with Rolls Royce (helicopter engines), Brit Air (regional jet engines) and the company continues to keep Canadian, U.S. and other foreign militaries flying by servicing the engines that power their aircraft. Our small and medium-size companies have also had a busy year. Cormer Group Industries, a top-50 contractor in Canadian Defence Review, has new statements of work with Boeing and Airbus and has announced plans to expand in New Brunswick and Mexico. EMTEQ added composites design and manufacturing capabilities to its operations, delivering its first set of composite interior panels for a major business aircraft customer, Enduron signed new contracts with General Dynamics and Advanced Composite Structures established its technologies in New Zealand through Oceania Aviation to provide Rotor Blade Repair support for customers in Australia and Oceania. Our research and innovation centres are also growing. The Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER) engine testing centre in Thompson, a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney Canada and RollsRoyce Canada, and The GE Aviation Engine Testing Research and Development Centre at the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport are both expanding. Only three and two years old respectively, and the newest aircraft testing and certification centres in the world, both facilities have added additional capabilities to move from cold-weather testing into year-round operations with a wider range of environmental and technical testing capabilities. The Faculty of Engineering at University of Manitoba added a new aeropropulsion specialist to their Engineer in Residence program and Red River College opened its new Aerospace and Manufacturing Technology Access Centre to provide industry with enhanced access to the college's programs, technology, facilities, faculty members, students and Research Professionals. The University is also developing a new program in Aerospace Program Management. Recognizing the strategic importance of the aerospace

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