Aerospace Valley

Cluster description

Role
Description of your aviation region

Aerospace Valley is one of the world leading competitiveness clusters entirely dedicated to the sectors of aeronautics, space and drones.

Vision/ Missons

The Aerospace Valley Cluster drives ecological transition, accelerates digital transformation, fosters innovation, and advances skills to ensure competitiveness and secure the future of the aerospace sector globally.

Year of creation

2005

Region

Occitanie & Nouvelle Aquitaine

Facts & Figures of regional aerospace
Number of companies

600+ (500+ SMEs, 100 larger)

Number of research institutes

100

Numbers of public authorities

50

Other cluster members

100

Number of employees of all aerospace actors

120,000

Cluster Management
Organizational form

Non-profit association, French law "1901"

Financing

70% private (members), 30% public (mix of State, Regions, Metropoles)

Main Actors
Main industry actors
  • OEM: 
    • Airbus
    • Safran
    • Thales
    • Dassault 
    • ATR 
    • Thales Alenia Space 
    • Airbus Defense & Space 
    • Alstom 
  • Liebherr Aerospace 
  • Latécoère 
  • Daher 
  • Airbus Atlantic 
  • Ratier-Figeac
  • Figeac Aero 
  • Continental Automotive 
Main research institutes

Research centers: 

  • ONERA
  • CNES 
  • INRIA 
  • CNRS-LAAS 
  • CEA-Tech 
  • CERFACS 

Universities & engineering schools: 

  • ISAE-Supaéro 
  • ENAC 
  • EMAC 
  • University of Toulouse 
  • University of Bordeaux
  • University of Montpellier 
  • University of Pau 
  • INPT 
  • ENSAM 
  • ENSEIRB 
  • Ecole des Mines Albi-Carmaux 
  • ENIT Tarbes 

Cluster Competence and Strategy

Product worlds
  • Civil & regional aviation 
  • Business jets 
  • Military jets 
  • Helicopter engines 
  • Satellites 
  • Drones and UAVs 
Cluster management services for members
  • Innovation & support to setting up collaborative R&D projects 
  • Organization of events & networking 
  • Support to local, national, and international business development 
  • Financial engineering 
  • Information 
Best practice of International collaborations of cluster management
  • Identification of reliable international partners and building-up relationships o trust 
  • Mutual host of delegations (both business and R&D) and related organization of workshops 
  • Exchange of students 
  • Extensive European Activities both on cluster management level (such as EACP) and for our members (Horizon Europe) 

Contact Information Cluster Management

Director / President

Eric Giraud

International relations
Get in touch with us

E-mail: info@eacp-aero.eu

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