DEPARTMENT: Economic Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Rene Dominguez
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S) IMPACTED: All
SUBJECT:
Briefing by: (A) Port San Antonio on the organization's history, accomplishments, and strategic plans; and (B) San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Aerospace Committee on the status of the San Antonio Aerospace Industry Assessment.
SUMMARY:
Jim Perschbach, Interim President and CEO of the Port Authority of San Antonio, will provide a briefing on the efforts, accomplishments, and future strategy of the Port of San Antonio. Tyler Schroeder, Chair of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Aerospace Committee, will provide a briefing on the aerospace industry in San Antonio, including a status of the Aerospace Assessment.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION (PORT SAN ANTONIO):
For 100 years, the land at Port San Antonio (Port) has been a place for the innovation and application of new technologies. Its future is sharply focused on continuing to attract, develop, and utilize the latest technologies across a spectrum of different industries. Today, the aerospace legacy continues to move forward due to the support services and innovations by companies such as Boeing, StandardAero, and a dozen other aviation firms. These services and innovations support military and, increasingly, commercial platforms at the Port campus. The Port's 1,900 acre platform is already home to 3,000 aerospace professionals, including technicians, mechanics, and engineers.
In recent years, in partnership with the City of San Antonio, the Port has worked to accommodate expansions near its aerospace customers to sharpen our community's global competitiveness. A pillar of this growth strategy is to provide value to aircraft operators.
ISSUE:
Aerospace work at Kelly Field has historically focused primarily on airframes, engine lines, and interior completion projects. The Port's strategy has been to help current and future customers expand these capabilities, including serving a larger array of engines a...
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