Summary of Strengths

• Home to nation's first regional air taxi - SATSAir
• Three well established airports in metro area with complementary attributes and services; control towers: adjacent land
• Good access to highways and rail
• Active regional Greenville area airports in neighboring counties
• Large number of existing aviation related companies in the Upstate region (including large, multi-nationals)
• Significant concentration in MRO/AIM area
• Suppliers with engineering capability (currently auto related)
• Clemson University presence and focused activities in Aircraft MRO
• Greenville Tech has well established maintenance training programs
• ICAR presence and model; aviation/auto technology links
• Attractive cost of living and lifestyle of the region
• Business friendly economic and educational environment
• Industrial recruiting legacy (including international)
• Experience in public/private partnerships

Inventory of Aviation Resources

Infrastructure

• Greenville Downtown Airport
• Donaldson Center Airport
• Spartanburg Airport
• Anderson Regional Airport
• Oconee, Pickens, et al

Education/Research

• Bob Jones University
• Greenville Tech
• University Center
• Clemson University
• Action Research Corp.

Service/Repair/Maintenance

• Lockheed-Martin
• Honeywell
• Champion Aerospace
• Stevens Aviation
• Greenville Jet Center
• H&L Accessories

Manufacturing

• Michelin A/C Tires
• Champion Aerospace
• General Electric (GE)
• ARC Products, Inc.
• Woven Electronics

Transportation

• SATSAir (Air Taxi)
• Stevens (Charter)
• Venture (Charter)
• Fed-X/UPS (Freight)
• Delta/Am Eagle (American)/Continental/US Air/NW Air/Allegiant Air/United Express(United)

Corporate Flight Department

• Michelin
• Milliken
• SpinxCo
• Advance/Extended Stay

Aviation Business Service Providers

• Jackson-Dawson (Integrated Marketing/Com)
• AvQuotes (Business Development/Proposals)
• Strategic Leadership Solutions Mgmt./Strategy/OD)
• Beach Quest (Financial/Sales/HR)
• HS Diversified Solutions (Tech./Bus. Development)
• Hart Consulting (Govt. Contracting)

Miscellaneous

• Good access to highways, port and rail
• Suppliers with engineering capability (currently auto related)
• CU - ICAR presence and model; aviation/auto technology links
• Attractive cost of living and lifestyle of the region
• Airspace for testing; easy ocean access