Aerospace Valley - Aeronautics, Space and Embedded Systems

Aerospace Valley - Aeronautics, Space & Embedded Systems

The Midi-Pyrenees and Aquitaine aerospace cluster.The cluster is a world leader in making + 100 seat airplanes, including the Airbus plants that assemble the A380, high-quality aviation, helicopter turbines, and landing gear. It is also a European leader in satellites, remote detection and earth observation, as well as onboard systems for all types of transport.

Region / Cities

Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrénées / Bordeaux, Toulouse

Sector of activity

Aeronautics, embedded systems

Budget

250 million euros of investment

Objectives

Consolidate the cluster’s global leading position in the field of Civil Aeronautics
Consolidate its position of European leader in the field of Space technology
Reinforce its position of excellence in Embedded Systems (Aeronautical/Space/Transport synergies)
Become a world-wide reference for research and training
Create 40 000 to 45 000 jobs over 20 years.

Advantages offered by the cluster

World leader in civil aircraft with over 100 seats, luxury business aircraft, low and medium power gas turbines for helicopters, landing gear
European leader in satellite construction, solid propellant propulsion, tactical propulsion, military aircraft, remote detection, Earth observation, atmospheric technology
A major role in aircraft maintenance, avionics, tests and simulation
100 000 direct jobs in the Aeronautics, Space and Embedded systems sectors.

Main partners

Companies

Industrial market leaders in their fields and a dense network of small and mid-sized businesses and industries
Major groups: Airbus, Alcatel, Alstom, Astrium, Dassault Aviation, EADS Space Transportation, Freescale, Latecoere, Ratier-Figeac, Siemens VDO, Snecma, SNPE, Sogerma, SPS, Thalès, Turboméca, Airbus UK, Rolls-Royce ;
Small and mid-sized companies and industries: Epsilon Ingénierie, M3Systems, Delta Technologies, Potez, Examéca, Alema, Creuset, Anyware, Arck Ingénierie, Diatomic, Dystesis, Equipaero, Metod, Novatec, Pall, Pôle Star, Pyramis, Schapi, SCT, Slicom, Sofreavia, Sogeclair, Syseca, Tectosag, Visiosat…

Research

Approximately 30 000 research scientists:
ONERA, CNRS, CNES, CEA, DGA, CAPE, CEL…
International: Airbus UK, Rolls-Royce, Cranfield University, DLR…

Training

Approximately 180 000 students
Toulouse, Bordeaux and Pays de l’Adour Universities and their IUT Supaero, ENSICA, ENAC, IMA, INPT, INSA, EMAC, ENIT, ENSAM, ENSEIRB, ESTIA…