International Aviation SME Solutions of China (IASC)

Cluster description

Role
Description of your aviation region

IASC connects China's civil aviation base to the world.

Vision/ Missons

IASC is a gateway to China. We open the Chinese aerospace market to global regions and their SMEs, and connect Chinese suppliers and buyers to global networks, reaching partners neither side could find alone.

Year of creation

2018

Region

China (headquartered in Shanghai)

Facts & Figures of regional aerospace
Number of companies

~ 1,200 aviation and aerospace manufacturers

Number of research institutes

~ 150-200 institutions active in civil aviation

Numbers of public authorities

~ 80-110 regulatory and zone authorities

Other cluster members

N/A

Number of employees of all aerospace actors

~ 690,000-760,000 across China's civil aviation sector

Cluster Management
Organizational form

Private Company

Financing

Privately financed through consulting, trade brokerage, and event and pavilion programme fees.

Main Actors
Main industry actors
  • COMAC
  • Airbus
  • Boeing
  • GE Aerospace
  • Safran
  • Rolls-Royce
  • Honeywell
  • Collins Aerospace
  • GKN Aerospace
  • CAE
     
Main research institutes

N/A

Cluster Competence and Strategy

Product worlds
  • Specialty materials
  • Aerostructures and precision components
  • Supply chain and logistics
  • MRO and aftermarket services
Cluster management services for members
  • Single point of entry to China's aerospace market
  • Vetted supplier, buyer, and partner introductions
  • Market entry, landing, and compliance support
  • Trade-show representation and regional pavilions
Best practice of International collaborations of cluster management
  • Annual GACP Cluster Exchange in China based around the IASC AeroSummit
  • China cluster pavilions at the Paris Air Show and Farnborough

Contact Information Cluster Management

Director / President

Andy Cheung Andy@iasc.com.cn

International relations
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