Aerospace Sector Region of Wallonia (Belgium) Mr Ashley LYON Aeronautics & Space Expert March 2015 ASSOCIATION of AEROSPACE COMPANIESClusters: Aeronautics:Space: AERONAUTICS Walloon Aeronautics Industry: 80 members Turnover: 970 Million Employment: 5400 jobs i.e. 70% of the Belgian aeronautical activity SPACE Walloon Space Industry: 34 members Turnover: 220 Million Employment: 1600 jobs Belgium: worldwide second place in space investment Overview Aerospace companies Brussels Region Walloon Region Aeronautical Companies Space Companies Definition of Skywin Strategic developments Composite materials and processes Develop competences Process automation Increase production capacity Importing mature technologies Metallic materials and processes Stabilize competences Process automation Increase competitiveness Opening towards other sectors Embedded systems Build stronger network Integrated services products Structural Health Monitoring Strong link with Space Airport services Technological link betw. 2 regional airports and SMEs Develop an offer : Airport competences for emerging markets Space applications and systems Develop integrated and original offer : mini-satellites in Emerg. markets. Strongly market oriented Develop an offer integrating multi-physics Maintain competences in Wallonia and participate to market growth Modeling and Simulation (transverse axis) AERONAUTICAL INDUSTRY IN WALLONIA Share in civil aircraft parts Engine Engine Module (Booster) & equipment Components Airframe & structure Sub-assembly Components Aeronautics: market segments Equipment Sub-assembly Components Maintenance Repair Overhaul FN HERSTAL Aeronautics: market segments Services Design & optimisation Software editiors Industrial processes Aeronautics training Business jet Aeronautics: market segments SPACE INDUSTRY IN WALLONIA Ground equipment & preparation for space Simulators for space conditions Check out systems for boosters and launchers Access to space Launcher and Power conditioning Engines photos Space: market segments In orbit Platforms and heat pipes Power and clocks Instruments (scientific, observation, weather,...) Software Exploitation Satellite operations Space applications Earth observation Satellite navigation Telecommunications SME incubators Space: market segments Technology Transfert SME Incubation Space education Edutainment Masters and students satellites Space: market segments Education University of LIEGE ULg University of NAMUR FUNDP University of LOUVAIN La Neuve UCL 4 Universities (80 departments) dealing with Aeronautics and Space University of MONS WALLONIE AEROTRAINING NETWORKTECHNIFUTUR Training Centre FOREM around Wallonia TECHNOFUTUREURO SPACE CENTER Training AIRPORTS IN WALLONIA Lige AirportBrussels South Charleroi Airport Airports Annual passenger evolution (in million) Brussels South Charleroi Airport 5 airlines 123 destinations (as of September 2014) Ryanair (81%) Jetairfly (20%) Wizz Air (9%) 4You (2%) Pegasus (1%) 2014 World Airport Awards: 4th best low cost airport worldwide Brussels South Charleroi Airport 1st cargo hub in Belgium 8th cargo hub in Europe 24th cargo hub Worldwide European hub for TNT Liege Airport Cargo volume Best location in Europe Cargo Operators at Liege Airport SPACE HUBS IN WALLONIA Lige AirportWSL Space IncubatorBrussels South Charleroi Airport Space Hubs WSL Space Incubator, Lige SPACE AERONAUTICS AUTOMOTIVE Since 2000: 88 start-ups created since 2000 (Survival rate: 75%) 263 Full Time Equivalent 243 projects received (103 projects accepted) Lige AirportWSL Space IncubatorBrussels South Charleroi Airport ESA Business Incubator - Transinne Space Hubs Galaxia Space incubator December 2008: creation of Galaxia (2200 m 2 ), at Transinne, a few kilometers away from the Redu ESA space station and close to the EuroSpace Center December 2012: ESA Business Incubator Centre (ESA BIC) label 3 applications covered Satellite navigation Earth observation Telecom Lige AirportESA Space Station - ReduBrussels South Charleroi Airport ESA Business Incubator - Transinne WSL Space Incubator Optical fiber link Space Hubs Lige AirportESA Space Station - ReduBrussels South Charleroi Airport ESA Business Incubator - Transinne WSL Space IncubatorLessive Teleport Space Hubs Lige Airport ESA Space Station at Redu Brussels South Charleroi Airport ESA Business Incubator at Transinne WSL Space Incubator Airfield at Saint Hubert Airfield at Saint Ghislain Airfield at Spa Airfield at Cerfontaine Lessive Teleport In Summary Office for Foreign Investors Avenue des Dessus de Lives Loyers (Namur), BelgiumMr Ashley LYON Aeronautics & Space Expert Phone: +32 (0) Cell: +32 (0)