We are pleased to announce that ABSI Aerospace & Defense has been accepted as a corporate member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots! This membership will benefit ABSI in several ways — partially by giving us additional credibility in a field where we already have significant accolades, but also by opening the door to a variety of membership opportunities from partnerships to recruitment. What is SETP? SETP was formed more than 50 years ago to pull together the lessons learned in flight test to reduce the rate of accidents and fatalities caused…

Kevin Switick and Chris Sacco have a lot in common, and when they met, those commonalities forged the core of what would become a long-standing friendship. Now, that relationship continues to evolve as their two companies formalized a Mentor-Protégé relationship through the Small Business Administration (SBA) this summer.  “We met at a bar,” Kevin said, laughing during a Zoom meeting between the two men. Chris took a minute longer to reflect, and then reminded Kevin that it was in 2011 and that the reason they were both there was because a member of Kevin’s…

The HIRE Vets Medallion Award is the only federal-level veterans’ employment award that recognizes a company or organization’s commitment to veteran hiring, retention, and professional development.  ABSI is please to announce that we are recipients of the Gold Medallion for 2020, and honored to employ so many of those who have (and do) serve!