Boeing has been a fixture in Washington state for more than four decades, and Sen. Paul Shin wants to keep it that way. He attended a special summit this week on the future of Boeing and the entire aerospace industry in Washington. Shin met with union representatives and community and industry leaders to discuss obstacles that are hurting the sector and could lead to the loss of high-paying jobs.

The summit comes on the heels of an aerospace roundtable he hosted just a few weeks ago in Mukilteo. Sen. Shin hosted the meeting to identify ways to protect aerospace jobs.

The aerospace industry has an economic impact of $36 billion in the state and provides hundreds of thousands of jobs.