The state transportation secretary announced Tuesday a major\naerospace company is making its home at the North Carolina Global TransPark in\nKinston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Draken International, a Texas-based firm that owns the\nworld\u2019s largest commercial fleet of privately-owned tactical aircraft, has\nleased hangar and office space at the Global TransPark. Draken plans to help\nprepare pilots at nearby Seymour Johnson Air Force Base by acting as the enemy\nforce during training missions and war games. The company will provide similar\nservices for the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is a win for North Carolina and will be a tremendous\nasset for the military and provide an economic boost for the region,\u201d said Eric\nBoyette, secretary of the N.C. Department of Transportation, which is the\numbrella agency for the TransPark. \u201cThis would not have happened without the\npartnership between Draken, the Global TransPark, the state and local community\nleaders.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
John Rouse, president and chief executive officer for the Global TransPark, said, \u201cDraken\u2019s selection of the Global TransPark proves that North Carolina has the infrastructure and assets to attract and support aerospace and defense related industries. Their arrival highlights why the Global TransPark is an ideal location to start, grow or relocate an aerospace or aviation related business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By locating in Kinston, Draken will be stationed near their\nprimary customers at the two military installations and able to provide up to\n1,000 support missions each year. Initially, the operation will consist of\neight A-4 Skyhawk Fighters based at the Global TransPark and approximately 40\nworkers already employed by Draken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The North Carolina Global TransPark is the perfect\nlong-term partner for Draken International,\u201d said Bill Tart, chief operating\nofficer at Draken. \u201cThe mission-focused attitudes of everyone we\u2019ve been\nassociated with, from the airport management, to the DOT, to the car\ndealerships and local businesses we need to partner with for our success, have\nbeen the key ingredient of our ability to support the airmen at Seymour Johnson\nso quickly. The infrastructure\ninvestment in runway, taxiway and hangars showed us that North Carolina and\nKinston are serious about growing their aviation industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Norris Tolson, Chairman of the Global TransPark Authority Board of Directors, said this illustrates the strategic vision for how the Global TransPark can grow and how they can help the TransPark reach its full potential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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