Oklahoma Pavilion

Oklahoma open to all

Oklahoma’s floor presence matched the state’s ambition

The aerospace industry is growing in the Sooner state and it made its presence known on the exhibition floor

Oklahoma is home to two of the world’s largest aircraft MRO centers and over 1,100 aerospace entities. Its central location in the United Sates and good all-year round flying weather make it an ideal hub. This year’s Oklahoma pavilion was equally central on the MRO Americas 2022 trade show floor. “Oklahoma has large aerospace presence, and it allows us to showcase that we are part of that. We’ve attended MRO Americas independently and thought it was a nice opportunity to be with other exhibitors who would complement us,” said AeroCore X owner Chris Dofflemeyer.

For Oklahoma, aerospace and defense is the state’s second-largest industry and the state boasts some of the lowest tax rates in the nation making it a top destination for growing companies. The state chose to help its companies make

the most of MRO Americas by funding the pavilion. The pavilion also had state government departments on hand to help those seeing to expand to Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber and Department of Commerce were both in attendance. “This is a premier event and there a lot of aerospace companies we might be able to do business with. Secondly we can get some exposure here to those people who need our services. We have support from Oklahoma for this show. Oklahoma presents itself as one of the premier aerospace states and being identified with that is beneficial to us,” said AERO Component Repair, President William Moskwa. Oklahoma also offers competitive and straightforward incentive programs including its Engineer Tax Credit, designed to benefit both employer and employee in the aerospace Industry. The mix of government and private sector organizations on the Oklahoma pavilion made for an effective combination to promote the state and its industry. ■

“The show has gone very well. We’ve made a connection with some of our customers here in the United States who have affiliates in Japan, so from the show we have an entourage going up to our facility for a tour.”

The state-funded pavilion proved beneficial for all

OKLAHOMA COMPANIES

■ ■ ■ Aero Component Repair LLC AeroCore X, LLC Aircraft Towing Systems World ■ WIde LLC Consolidated Turbine ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Specialists, LLC Critical Components Aerospace Dow Aero Logistics, LLC Duncan Machine Products inc. Greater Oklahoma City Chamber Lawton/Fort Sill Economic ■ ■ Development Corporation Mint Turbines Oklahoma Aeronautics ■ Commission Oklahoma Department ■ of Commerce Will Rogers World Airport/

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