Where Are The Aerospace Companies in Massachusetts?
By Vik Kachoria | August 16, 2008
People are often surprised to hear how many aerospace companies there are here in Massachusetts. I tell them, “yes, there are over 2300 companies directly involved in the industry and thousands more that indirectly provide products & services!”
Most folks know Raytheon, General Electric Aircraft Engines and Draper Labs are based here. I’m happy to remind them that MIT, Harvard, Boston University, Northeastern University & UMass Lowell also have aerospace departments. Boeing and Lockhead Martin have offices here. Then there are the very large number of less well-known companies like Payload Systems (now part of Aurora Flight Sciences), Spincraft, and Avidyne.
I don’t expect everyone to follow the industry. The general public doesn’t (yet) need to know the contributions Massachusetts organizations have made to flight, communication satellites, space exploration and homeland security.
But it is important that policy makers , media, investors and advisors are aware of the research, development, resources & jobs in Massachusetts in this high-skills & high-stakes sector. Raising the awareness will help effect tax incentives, retention of the brightest engineering graduates and bring more Federal R&D dollars to our enterprises.
So where are all these aerospace & aviation companies?
There are 5,024 results for “aerospace in Massachusetts ” on Google Maps.
5,024 Aerospace Organizations In Massachusetts
There are 9,839 results for “aviation in Massachusetts “.
9,839 Aviation Companies In Massachusetts
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