Aerospace Valley

Aerospace Valley Midi-Pyrenees & Aquitaine :

World leader

• Civilian aircraft of over 100 seats
• Top of the line business aviation
• Gas turbines for helicopters 
• Landing gear 
• Remote sensing, data collection and localization
  

European Leader

• Satellite design, development and integration
• Satellite station acquisition and station keeping
• Launchers and propulsion 
• Satellite telecommunications and oceanography from space 
• Cockpit systems 
• Atmospheric re-entry technologies 
• Military aircraft 
• Embedded automotive systems
  

Aerospace Valley also plays a prominent role in developing avionics, simulation, testing, aeronautical maintenance, navigation via satellite, meteorology, and climatology. 

With 1,600 establishments and more than 120,000 jobs, Aerospace Valley is the leading French cluster in aeronautics, space and embedded systems. The cluster is recognized globally as a center of excellence both through the strength of its economy and its concentration of know-how.  The cluster allies the top names in the aerospace industry, corporate groups and industry leading suppliers. These strengths have indisputably beneficial effects on the spectacular production of innovative projects certified by Aerospace Valley, and stimulates a local supply chain: 50% of orders taken by SMEs in the two regions come from prime contractors which are members of the cluster (INSEE data).
Aerospace Valley companies, thanks to this top level expertise and their high-tech products, participate in major international programs from aircraft manufacturing to , launcher programs developed by CNES and ESA, as well as numerous defense programs (military airplanes, missiles).

Leaders

Aeronautics

• Air France Industries
  2nd largest global multi-product MRO provider 
• Airbus (world headquarters)
  Design offices, final assembly of the Airbus A320, A330, A340 and A380. Design and development of the A350XWB and the A400M European military transport
• ATR (world headquarters)
  World leader in 50 to 74-seat turboprop aircraft (ATR 42 and 72)
• Daher-Socata
  One of the world's leading military and civilian light aircraft constructors
• Dassault Aviation
  World leader in business aircraft (Falcon), prime conctractor for complex airborne systems (Rafale and nEUROn demonstrator), designer and builder of high performance fighter planes (Rafale, Mirage) 
• Sabena Technics
  Leading independent MRO provider for civil and military aircraft operators
  
• Safran
  - Messier-Dowty
  World leader in the design, manufacture and support of landing gear systems
  - Microturbo
  European leader in gas turbines up to 350 kw
  - Turbomeca
  World leader in gas turbines for helicopters 
• Saft
  World leader in batteries for military, civil aviation and space
  

Space

• CNES (Toulouse technical center of the French Space Agency)
  Prime contractor for French space strategy 
• Astrium Aquitaine (EADS Company)
  European specialist in launchers and orbital infrastructures
  
• Astrium Toulouse  (EADS Company)
  A world leader in design and manufacture of satellites and space systems
• Safran / Snecma Propulsion Solide
  European leader in solid propellant for ballistic missiles and space launchers 
• SNPE Matériaux Energétiques / ROXEL
  Solid propellant for strategic and space applications
• Thales Alenia Space
  A world leader in the design and manufacture of satellites and space systems
  

Embedded Systems

• Alstom Transports
  Center of excellence in subsystems for power modules, equipment and rail traction chains
  
• Honeywell Aerospace
  Avionics and on-board aircraft equipment maintenance
• Rockwell Collins Franc
  French headquarters
  Products and electronics systems for aeronautics, defense and computer networks 
• Thales Systèmes Aéroportés
  Leader in Europe and third in the global market for defense equipment and systems for fighter planes, UAVs, helicopters, military aircraft and naval platforms
  

The Aerospace Valley regions benefit from the presence of centers specialized in testing, evaluation and major maintenance:

• DGA flight test center, DGA missile testing, DGA aeronautic techniques, under the direction of the DGA (French defense procurement agency)
• AIA under the direction of the Ministry of Defense
  
• CEA with CESTA and CEG
  

Internationally renowned suppliers complement the cluster’s extraordinary pool of know-how.

ACTIA Group
International group specializing in automotive electronics and telecommunications

Aubert & Duval (groupe ERAMET)
Design of state of the art metallurgy solutions

Continental Automotive
One of the world's leading providers of automotive electronics and mechatronics

Creuzet Aéronautique
Complex mechanical parts for aircraft structures, and engine components

Exameca
Mechanically-welded sub-assemblies

Goodrich Aerospace Europe (European headquarters)
A world leader in specialized systems and services for the integration of propulsion assemblies

Latécoère
A European leader in airframes, wiring and embedded systems, engineering and services

Liebherr Aerospace Toulouse (holding company headquarters)
A world leader in onboard air systems

Potez Aéronautique
Supplier of aircraft structures and assemblies for civil and military aviation

Ratier Figeac (groupe UTC, Hamilton Sundstrand)
A European leader in propellers, cockpit equipment and actuators

Aeronautics and space sector companies by category

With more than 250 member SMEs and major players in engineering and consulting, Aerospace Valley provides a concentrated offer of exceptional quality in studies, subcontracting, industrial and computer engineering. Find them in the members directory according to collegial board. With offers structured by major aerospace programs, these companies participate in the design and industrialization of products, and also provide logistical support.

Salaried jobs related to aeronautics and space