Please find below the list of business opportunities related to this sector (click on the link of interest to view the presentation). For further information, please contact us.

• Aeroestructures and composite materials

The Spanish aerospace industry was one of the first ones in incorporating composite materials to the aerostructures. These materials are getting more important in the new aircraft models.

• Aero-engines and propulsion engineering

Spain has a highly specialized industry in aero-engines and propulsion engineering technology, with a great experience in advanced manufacturing processes, able to successfully drive any enterprise undertaken in this segment.

• Avionics

The avionics systems (i.e., electronic equipment: communication and navigation systems, flight control, etc.) represent a big potential market in Spain, within a growing aeronautics industry.

• Aircraft dismantling

The last generation aircraft are entering the moment for being recycled, according to the European environmental rules. For this purpose, Spain has large spaces available in the new secondary airports.

• E-Learning training centers for international aviation based in Madrid

Due to the growing complexity of the civil aviation, the organisms promoting safety and efficiency in the aerospace sector recommend the creation of plans for training and developing human competences in this sector.

• Airline pilot training market

Pilot training is an essential service for air operators. It is a growing business, since there is an increasing number of operators that contract them to other centres.

• Training centers for aircraft maintenance engineers

There is a large growth potential in Spain for training centers aimed for aircraft maintenance engineers according to EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) regulations. There is also a growing tendency from airlines to sub-contract maintenance services.

• ATM: Air Traffic Management

The Technologies related to Air Traffic Management (ATM systems) are widely developed in Spain, among other reasons, because of the boost given by the EU’s SESAR program. There are growth opportunities in this industry, especially in land ADS-B systems.

• Helicopters: a new industry in Spain

Eurocopter’s Final Assembly Line, located in Albacete, has caused the development of new opportunities in this industry in Spain: services for the FAL’s facilities, maintenance, parts manufacturing, etc.

• Green materials manufacturing for aerospace activities

The environmental and sustainability demands, protection of non renewable resources and energy saving make interesting to introduce new materials for non structural aircraft parts.

• Aviation safety and human factors research in Spanish scientific and technological parks

Safety is one of the priorities of the European Union in the field of air transport. New research, development and innovation centres are required to improve the operational safety in terms of human factors.

• Aircraft coating

Creation of centres with hangars for aircraft coating and with development of more environmentally friendly products and technologies. In Spain there are airports with available land for these centres.

• Aviation services at new Spanish airports

Development of support activities for regional and low-cost aviation: services related to aircraft or specific for passengers. Spain offers several advantages for the development of this market due to the growing aircraft fleet and the airports extension.

• Manufacture of low cost flight simulators

The use of lower cost simulators is widening because of the introduction of new technologies. Thanks to this fact, there is a new market formed by training companies and aircraft operators.

• Military transport aircraft and complementary industry

Spain has a solid position in the segment of light and medium military aircraft and in several special mission systems. For this reason, Spain is a suitable location for any business related to this market.

• Unmaned systems for civil applications

Unmanned systems’ development is a growing industry, although the main activities where they are used so far are those related to defence, they are increasingly used in civil applications, with a Wide potential in Spain.

• Very Light Jets

The VLJs market is one of the aeronautics sector with higher growth potential. The development of this sector will run in parallel with the success of the Air Taxi companies, in which Spain is one of the pioneers in Europe.

• Aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centers for large aircraft

The creation of new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centers for transport aircraft in Spain is supported by the land and service offer in new airports, the development potential of the activity and the possibility to have a substantial market.

• MRO centers for general aviation, executive aviation, schools and aerial work aircraft

There is a large development potential of these centres, specially in executive aviation, since we can find the required demand in Spain, together with the possibility of serving aircraft from the surrounding countries.

Last updated: 14|08|2009