Aerospace

Sector at a glance

Among the EU accession countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Czech Republic and Poland are the biggest aerospace players, with around 10,000 people directly employed in the sector in each country. Many more workers are indirectly employed in the supply chain and service sectors of the industry.

Western European countries already have significant investments in the region. Boeing until recently owned 35% of Czech manufacturer Aero Vodochody, while Lufthansa Technik has subsidiaries in Hungary and Malta. EADS acquired Polish manufacturer PZL Warszawa-Okecie in 2001, renaming it EADS-PZL, and its Eurocopter division has manufacturing facilities in Romania.

Case Studies

• Aircraft Interiors Supplier
• Thales Aerospace, France.
• Wood Group Ltd.
• Aerospace Suppliers Database