Estonian Aviation Cluster

Cluster description

Role

Description of your aviation region

Estonia is the birthplace for aviation companies with global ambitions and test-bed for innovation.

Vision/ Missons

Vision: To become aviation hotspot in Northern and Eastern Europe by serving Asia-Pacific region – The World’s fastest growing aviation market. Mission: To gather all actors across the value chain and interrelated sectors (ICT, logistics etc) and thereby building a new economic sector.

Skills

MRO, ACMI, air freight handling, UAV/UAS, financing and managing fixed assets in the field of transport (incl. acquisition and lease), aviation education and training

Year of creation

2019

Region

4 public authorities (e.g. Regional Development Agencies)

Facts & Figures of regional aerospace

Number of companies

Number of research institutes

Numbers of public authorities

Other cluster members

Number of employees of all aerospace actors

+ 25.000

Cluster Management

Organizational form

Non-Profit Association

Financing

Membership fees / Projects

Main Actors

Main industry actors

Magnetic MRO, Tallinn Airport, Regional Jet, Axinom, Skeleton Technologies, Threod Systems

Main research institutes

Tallinn University of Technology, Estonian Aviation Academy

Cluster Competence and Strategy

Product worlds

Total technical care maintenance and asset management; provision of ACMI and wet lease services; software solutions deployed onboard, air freight handling and forwarding; unmanned aircraft systems

Cluster management services for members

• Management of innovation projects in mutual interests

• General networking events

• Lobbying of relevant public bodies

• Branding of the cluster

• Information: maintaining membership list, mapping of firms and their specialties

• Communication: newsletters, press releases, website, promotion material

• Administration: membership handling, annual general meetings

Best practice of International collaborations of cluster management

BEWARE (Bridging East West for Aerospace REsearch) project - https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/110424/factsheet/en

Contact Information Cluster Management

Director / President

Kristo Reinsalu
+372 5108 736
kristo.reinsalu@eac.ee

International relations

Kristo Reinsalu
+372 5108 736
kristo.reinsalueac.ee

Estonian Aviation Cluster (EAC)

Tartu mnt 101
10112 Tallinn
Estonia (EST)

+372 5108 736

kristo.reinsalueac.ee

Presentation

EAC_EACP_27.11.pdf1 MB

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