When your business takes off, literally in more ways than one, you'll need a runway for expansion. Our 11-state footprint is prime for your aerospace and aviation growth, booming with existing and emerging locations where you can thrive. Robust talent pools. Low-cost land. Efficient supply chain networks. Our experts can help select top aviation sites for your business. Let us show you the way.
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- 4,500+ aerospace and aviation entities call AEP's 11 states home.
- $34 billion in annual aerospace exports come from AEP states.
- 279,000+ employees work in aerospace and aviation industries in our states.
- Average labor costs in the industry within AEP states is typically 15 percent less than the national average.
- More than 52,000 engineers and engineering technicians graduate from campuses in AEP states every year.
- We serve nine air and naval bases, including Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, home to the B-52 Stratofortress Aircraft and assigned to Air Force Global Strike Command.
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Our experience serving the aerospace and aviation industry gives us a unique understanding of the diverse needs and challenges that come with site selection. We can support your location decisions and industrial power needs for new and existing aerospace companies.
Regional Aviation Industry Spotlights
AEP's service territory is a hub for Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) facilities and the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystem. Key highlights:
- Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas is home to the largest helicopter repair facility in the world. Nearby naval aviation bases employ a large civilian workforce in high tech aircraft. Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi is one of six FAA-selected test sites for drone integration into national airspace. LeTourneau University's College of Aviation & Aeronautical Science in Longview, Texas, had record student enrollment in 2023. - Oklahoma
Tulsa is home to the world's largest commercial MRO, American Airlines Maintenance & Engineering Center, and other major industry players like Lufthansa Technik, Spirit AeroSystems, and The NORDAM Group. The state supports commercial drone industry with over 7,000 square miles of flight testing sites, including Oklahoma's Air and Space Port. - Appalachian Sky Region (Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia)
Hosts 150 aerospace industries and service providers, with a strong metal fabrication workforce, higher education system, available buildings and sites, market access, and low operating costs. - Louisiana
Northwest Louisiana has enjoyed a recent aerospace boom with Western Global Airlines' new 170-job aircraft maintenance facility and Metro Aviation Inc.'s expansion of global helicopter completion services.