The latest example is Bendix/King, which recently announced that it's moving to Albuquerque. The company creates navigation and communication devices for small planes and is looking to fill more than 140 jobs.
But that could be just the beginning.
"I think there's some really good opportunity to see another 200-400 jobs," says Bill McMillan a co-founder of the New Mexico Aviation/Aerospace Association.
McMillan helps the state land flight-related companies' contracts. He said after Bendix/King, whose parent company is Honeywell, announced it's move to the city, about a half a dozen other operations showed interest in moving to the Land of Enchantment.
"Whether it's landing gear or parts on the fuselage, it's a pretty broad spectrum of companies that are looking," McMillan said of the types of contracts in the works. "They're all components of an aircraft."
The jobs would pay well ranging from $60,000-$100,000 annually.
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