The supply chain companies have been organising themselves into clusters around the main european aeronautical clusters. Whether in Seville, Bristol, Toulouse or Hamburg, companies and different actors such as regional governments or universities in each environment have organised themselves under one umbrella to attract more workload to their regions and project their companies further afield. Safeguarding the always healthy competition, team spirit prevails in each of them and the conviction that by acting as a cluster regional visibility is gained on the global game board.
Europe has everything it needs to become a leader when it functions as a single region.
On the other hand, the last decade has seen the most prolific period in many years with the development of major programmes that have overlapped over time. Only the A380, A400M and A350, to cite the most important AIRBUS ones, have brought a a flood of opportunities for ancillary companies. It will be very difficult for this confluence to be repeated, and this will bring mixed fortunes to them. It is now time to concentrate on the efficiency of production processes while production rates are increasing. Without going into details by activity, the overall workload in the coming years will be colossal and yet we will live in turbulent times for many companies more focused on the development phases.
This time of change in the business is accompanied by a major restructuring of the AIRBUS GROUP, Europe's leading player in the sector. The reorganisation into three main divisions, the simplification of supply chains and the loss of influence of countries in favour of the overall organisation The AIRBUS project is a source of concern for many companies and a great opportunity for many others.
Finally, we see how they appear new segments with high market expectations. Unmanned aircraft or Space will emerge strongly. A horizon is opening up that is less driven by state budget allocations and more oriented towards commercial exploitation, a breeding ground for the most enterprising, the most technologically advanced and those with the easiest access to funding.
We therefore have strong clusters The European Union is going through a period of change in the bulk of its activity, the transformation of the large European tractor industry and the emergence of new segments with enormous growth expectations. Some may feel uncomfortable with so much change, others may not know how to adapt, but for many it represents a new era. renewed enthusiasm and an excellent opportunity to differentiate themselves, grow and prove their worth.
One thing we have shown, Europe has everything it needs to become a leader when it functions as a single region.. AIRBUS, one of the few truly pan-European industrial cases, and its supply chain organised around regional poles of excellence, should serve as an example for further European integration .
