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Proclaims February 24-26, 2020 as California Aerospace and Aviation Days to recognize the aerospace and aviation industries' contributions to the state.

Commercial aviation generates $171.2 billion in economic impact and 1.1 million jobs, with general aviation alone contributing $30.2 billion.

California's aerospace industry directly employs 95,090 people and supports 258,900 related jobs, generating $3.5 billion in annual state and local tax revenues.

California hosts 242 public-use airports, 26,797 FAA-registered aircraft, and 59,929 certified pilots, and is home to major aerospace facilities including NASA Ames Research Center, JPL, and three Air Force bases.

California is forecasted to lead the nation in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) adoption, potentially creating over 18,000 jobs and $14 billion in economic impact within the first decade of UAS airspace integration.