Aerospace Aviation

A well-trained and experienced workforce and an excellent geographic location create a competitive business climate for the aviation industry.

• Strong metal fabrication and carbon fiber sectors with access to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  
  
• Air national guard base with over 2,100 civilian and military personnel, including highly skilled aircraft
  technicians adjacent to the airport
  
  
• The nation's only Aerospace and Defense MBA program at The University of Tennessee Center
  for Advanced Education 
  
  
• Non-degree programs in lean MRO offered at the University of Tennessee
  
  
• Maintenance Technology program at a nearby Tennessee College of Applied Technology awarding
  certificates in Airframe Mechanic and Power Plant Mechanic and Aviation Maintenance Technician
  
  
• Parallel 9000-foot CAT-II ILS all-weather runways at the regional airport
  
  
• Aviation services for corporate, general aviation, military and commercial aircraft
  
  
• Excellent geographic location with access to ports on the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico
  
  
• Foreign Trade Zone