Canada and its regions have been aggressively using Farborough to push their aerospace capabilities and to tout for more companies to locate there.
Aerospace industries are, along with information technology, the most vibrant catalysts for industry in advanced economies, and Canada says it cannot get enough of either.
Ontario in particular - where 30% of Canada's aerospace capability is located - has sent its minister for international trade and investment Sandra Pupatello to fight its corner, touting tax breaks that she says are unequalled in advanced economies, and a broader definition of what research and development costs can cover.
Pupatello cites the province's record of 63% of students being educated to degree level, a high proportion in mathematics and sciences, and nearly half of its 40 universities having an aerospace or aviation faculty.
Greater Toronto-based Noranco used the show to announce the signing of a long-term contract with Spirit AeroSystems of Wichita, Kansas to manufacture wing-box components for Boeing 737s. Noranco specialises in a range of precision engineering capabilities, including high precision machining, sheet metal fabrication, and design, prototyping, assembly and testing.
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Source: Flight Daily News
