Here's a taste of a story that will run in Wednesday's Daily Breeze.
From El Segundo to Sylmar and nationwide, aerospace firms sent exports to an unprecedented level last year. The U.S. aerospace industry’s trade balance hit a record $60.4 billion in 2007, an increase of nearly 11 percent over 2006, the Aerospace Industries Association reported Tuesday. “The sustained growth in aerospace trade is a good sign not only for our industry, but the U.S. economy as a whole,” AIA president and CEO Marion Blakey said in a statement. “Our industry’s track record as a major net export earner for the United States helps to offset the nation’s chronic trade deficit.” Civil aircraft accounted for about half of all aerospace exports last year, helped by growing demand abroad in both emerging and established markets, AIA said.
You can read the rest tomorrow.
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