Invest Northern Ireland

Cluster description

Role
Description of your aviation region

Northern Ireland is a global leader in aerospace technology. It has a dynamic, rapidly growing aerospace industry founded on a strong engineering heritage and rich in knowledge, skills and experience.

Vision/ Missons

We will champion the growth of innovation and exports to build a local economy that competes globally. We will be a world leading business development agency.

Year of creation

2002

Region

Northern Ireland

Facts & Figures of regional aerospace
Number of companies

100

Number of research institutes

4

Number of employees of all aerospace actors

8,000

Cluster Management
Organizational form

Regional economic development agency

Main Actors
Main industry actors
  • Spirit Aerosystems 
  • Collins Aerospace 
  • Thales UK 
  • Thompson Aero Seating (Avic) 
  • Magellan Aerospace 
  • RLC 
  • Survitec 
Main research institutes
  • Queens University Belfast 
  • Ulster University 
  • Northern Ireland Technology Centre 
  • Northern Ireland Advanced Composites & Engineering Centre 

Cluster Competence and Strategy

Product worlds
  • Aerostructures (wings, nacelles, fuselages) 
  • Interiors (seating, galleys) 
  • Composites 
  • Precision machining 
  • Plastics
  • Metal forming 
  • Tooling 
  • Design & stress engineering 
Cluster management services for members
  • Networking 
  • International Business Development & Marketing 
  • Technology 
  • R&D 
  • Skills
  • Capital assistance funding 
  • Productivity support 
Best practice of International collaborations of cluster management

We have a strong working relationship with ADS Northern Ireland, the industry trade body. Emerging relationships with Washington State, Aerospace Wales and MAA.

Contact Information Cluster Management

International relations
Get in touch with us

E-mail: info@eacp-aero.eu

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