Sen. Richard Blumenthal announced Feb. 14 that he will be accompanying nine Connecticut manufactures on a trade mission to Toulouse, France, the  aerospace hub of Europe, early next week.
The mission is a part of the National Export Initiative to double exports from 2010 to 2015. During the trip, the group of Connecticut precision manufacturers will meet with Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer based outside of Toulouse, and its top tier suppliers.
“I am proud to join these nine manufacturers in showing the European aerospace market the ingenuity, quality and value that Connecticut precision manufacturers can provide,” Blumenthal said in a statement. “It is my hope that this visit will help these outstanding companies expand their work internationally and add jobs here in Connecticut.”
Together the Connecticut group employs nearly 6,000 employees in the state and is comprised of AdChem Manufacturing Technologies, AeroCision, Alpha Q Inc., Capewell Components, Jonal Laboratories, Microtech, Pegasus Manufacturing and SPX Precision. None are in Fairfield County.
