Rockford’s Aerospace Network Opens Door to Business Aviation
The Illinois city has been successful in attracting aviation and aerospace firms.
A new maintenance hangar to be built by the AAR Group at Chicago Rockford International Airport is a prime example of investments being made in the area by aviation companies.
A new maintenance hangar to be built by the AAR Group at Chicago Rockford International Airport is a prime example of investments being made in the area by aviation companies.

Rockford Area Aerospace Network (Booth 4835) has come to the NBAA show seeking to attract more business aviation companies to join the growing aerospace cluster being formed around the northern Illinois city. Already some 250 aviation and aerospace firms have facilities in the Rockford region, which is about 60 miles northwest of Chicago and close to the southern Wisconsin border. These include companies such as UTC Aerospace, GE Aviation, Esterline, AAR and B/E Aerospace.