Manitoba Aerospace Week

Where vision takes flight "Dynamic, Innovative and FocuSsed" are appropriate descriptors for both Manitoba's Aerospace sector companies and the thousands of skilled Manitobans they employ. I Peter Bjornson, Manitoba's Minister of Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade n proclaiming Aerospace Week 2013 on behalf of the Government and people of Manitoba I am honoured to be able to acknowledge our companies and the men and women who continue to make them successful. For over 75 years our aerospace sector has been providing aviation and space-related products and services to customers around the world. In order to ensure continued success in today's increasingly competitive global marketplace, Manitoba companies are implementing advanced technologies and industrial processes while concurrently providing advanced training for their employees. The Provincial Government continues to work closely with academia and industry to provide training and financial assistance to ensure strategic growth projects are implemented in Manitoba. Manitoba continues to focus on advanced composite product development, spacecraft manufacturing and aviation aero-engine testing. As Boeing and Magellan take on new advanced commercial composite fabrication work, new business initiatives are underway at EMTEQ and Cormer Aerospace. The Composites Innovation Centre is providing expertise and support for all these initiatives. Magellan Winnipeg recently celebrated its 50 years of excellence in the production of the Black Brant family of sounding rockets to support the space science community; I strongly encourage people to visit the new historical exhibit at the Manitoba Museum. Magellan's legacy of excellence in developing and manufacturing space hardware goes far beyond the Black Brant. In 2003 a satellite designed and integrated by Magellan Aerospace was launched on a two-year scientific mission to measure ozone depletion over Canada. Ten years later "SciSat" is still operating and providing scientists with additional environmental data. Magellan's success at building reliable complex space hardware has resulted in additional satellite contracts with the Canadian Space Agency. A mission to study space weather is scheduled for launch in 2013 and an eco-system monitoring satellite constellation is to be launched in 2018. The Province of Manitoba is a strong supporter of Magellan Winnipeg. Manitoba has become a world centre for year-round advanced aviation engine testing. Three of the world's largest aircraft engine original equipment manufacturers have invested approximately $100 million to establish the most sophisticated test infrastructure in the world here in Manitoba. Rolls Royce, Pratt & Whitney and the National Research Council of Canada are partners in the Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER) test facility which is operated by MDS Aerotest while General Electric Aviation has teamed with StandardAero to build and operate the GE Aviation Engine Testing, Research and Development Centre (TRDC) at Winnipeg's James Richardson Airport. The Province of Manitoba is pleased to partner with industry in establishing an Engineer in Residence at the University of Manitoba to meet the needs for welltrained, specialized engineers and operators to support aero-engine testing in Manitoba. In closing I would like to wish the entire aerospace community success with Aerospace Week 2013 and a prosperous future. – Peter Bjornson, Manitoba's Minister of Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade Manitoba Aerospace Week September 9 - 13, 2013 7

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