Hamburg Aviation

Luftfahrtcluster Metropolregion Hamburg e.V.
Hamburg Aviation Logo
Abbreviation Hamburg Aviation
Formation 2011
Purpose To support, promote and guide the development of the Aviation Cluster Hamburg Metropolitan Region
Headquarters Hamburg
Chairman
 Bernhard Conrad
Website www.hamburg-aviation.com

Hamburg Aviation is the brand name of the "Luftfahrtcluster Metropolregion Hamburg e.V." (Aviation Cluster Hamburg Metropolitan Region), an association of companies, research institutions, educational institutions and the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, with the goal of promoting the aviation industry in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.[1] With more than 40,000 employees in 2012,[2] this is one of the world's largest sites in the civil aviation industry.[3]

The Hamburg Metropolitan Region as a centre of aviation

Companies based in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region include the aircraft manufacturer Airbus and Lufthansa Technik, a market leader in the field of maintenance, repair, and overhaul of civil aircraft.[4][5] Hamburg Airport, which first opened in 1912, is one of the world’s oldest operational airports to still be based at its original location.[4][6] Added to this are more than 300 specialist suppliers, including branches of Diehl Aerospace.[7] Many of the numerous small and medium-sized enterprises are represented by the business associations Hanse Aerospace e.V. and HECAS. Four of Hamburg’s universities offer a course of study with significant aviation-related components:

Also based in Hamburg are the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Aerospace Medicine and Institue of Air Transportation Systems.[8]

The focus on cabins: Crystal Cabin Award and Aircraft Interiors Expo

A particular focus for many aviation companies in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region is the interior fittings of aircraft along with the design of aircraft cabins. Airbus develops and builds the cabins for the A380 at Finkenwerder Airport, and Lufthansa Technik AG designs in-flight entertainment systems along with luxury VIP fittings for private aircraft.[9][10] There are also numerous small and medium-sized enterprises specialised in cabin design, cabin fittings, cabin technology and In-Flight Entertainment and Communications (IFE&C). The aviation region’s focus on this field is clearly seen in the Aircraft Interiors Expo, an annual specialist trade fair held in Hamburg since 2002. Launched in 2007, the Crystal Cabin Award[11] for outstanding product innovations in the field of aircraft interior fittings is presented as part of this trade fair.[12] The prize is funded by the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.

The aerospace cluster: Hamburg Aviation

In the field of economics, an accumulation of companies spread throughout the value creation chain, interwoven with research and training facilities, such as exists in the aviation industry in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, is termed a Business cluster.[13] A cluster is defined by a triple helix structure: the interplay between commerce, research and education, and the public sector.[14] In 2001, companies, universities and government bodies joined forces to establish the “Hamburg Aviation Initiative” in order to promote the development of the aviation industry cluster in Hamburg. This developed into the “Luftfahrtcluster Metropolregion Hamburg e.V.” association, with 15 founding members, formally established in 2011. Hamburg Aviation is the brand name of this association. Its goal is the joint coordination of initiatives to support the aviation industry in the region.[15] Examples of its work include the initiation of cooperative research projects and the management of EU research projects along with regular industry gatherings such as the Hamburg Aviation Forum[16] and the organisation of events designed to secure the next generation of aviation specialists.

Winning the Leading-Edge Cluster competition

In 2008, the then Hamburg Aviation Initiative was recognised as a Leading-Edge Cluster in the first Leading-Edge Cluster Competition organised by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).[17] This resulted in a total of 40 million euros of public funding.[18] This partial funding, combined with the support of companies in the cluster, financed numerous research and development projects.[15] The total investment in research and development as a result of winning the competition was over 80 million euros.[4][19]

Network projects: ZAL and HCAT

In 2009, as a network project of the universities, aviation enterprises, industry associations, research institutions and the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the Center of Applied Aeronautical Research (Zentrum für Angewandte Luftfahrtforschung, or ZAL) was established – an initiative of Hamburg Aviation.[20] The cooperative campus of the Hamburg Centre of Aviation Training (HCAT), is one project focussed on the training of qualified specialist personnel, securing the next generation of aviation specialists.[9][21]

Hamburg Aviation: the next generation

Securing the next generation of qualified personnel is a significant focus of the work of Hamburg Aviation.[22] Numerous projects, jointly supported by the industry, the city and the universities, serve this purpose. Examples include the Faszination Technik Klub,[23] organising lectures and events related to aviation for children and teenagers, and the DLR School Lab at the Hamburg University of Technology, where school pupils can carry out technical and scientific experiments.

International cooperative programs

Another area in which the association is active is the promotion of international cooperation between aviation locations. In May 2009, Hamburg Aviation launched the European Aerospace Cluster Partnership (EACP).[4][24] The aim of the organisation is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and to initiate cooperative projects across national boundaries.[25] One such project is CARE: Clean Aerospace Regions, funded by the European Commission. The project provides a framework for 10 partners, 8 of them EACP members, to collaborate in promoting research into ecologically efficient technologies and processes for the air transportation system.[26]

Founding members of Hamburg Aviation

The original founding members of what is today Hamburg Aviation are:[4][19]

Commercial enterprises

Associations

Research facilities

Universities

Public sector

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Kopp, Martin: Absage ans Cluster. Vertretung der Luftfahrtbranche gibt sich neuen Namen. Article in “Die Welt” from 3 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Hamburg Aviation: Die Luftfahrt in Hamburg". Hamburg-aviation.de. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  3. ↑ Bräuninger, Michael; Döll, Sebastian; Nolte, André; Wohlers, Eckhardt: Zukunftsperspektiven der Luftfahrtindustrie. Chancen und Risiken für das Luftfahrtcluster in der Metropolregion Hamburg, HamburgerischesWeltwirtschfaftsinistut im Auftrag der HSH Nordbank 2010, online: http://www.hwwi.org/fileadmin/hwwi/Leistungen/Gutachten/Studie-zur-Luftfahrtindustrie-in-Hamburg.pdf
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Rüther, Kirstin: Luftfahrtstandort HAM – Tradition und Vision in Internationales Verkehrswesen vol. 63, March 2011, pp.2-3
  5. ↑ Frank Hülsmann. "Geschäftsbericht 2008" (pdf; 4,0 MB). Deutsche Lufthansa AG. p. 94. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  6. ↑ "Zahlen, Daten, Fakten" (pdf; 3,4 MB). Flughafen Hamburg GmbH. June 2011. p. 32. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  7. ↑ "Unternehmensprofil Diehl Service Modules". Diehl Stiftung & Co. KG. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  8. ↑ "Der Standort Hamburg des DLR". Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR). Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  9. 1 2 Gallagher, Brendan: hamburg hothouse in Aircraft Interiors International June 2011, pp.66-72
  10. ↑ "Wo die inneren Werte zählen – Hamburgs Kabinenkompetenz". Luftfahrtcluster Metropolregion Hamburg e.V. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  11. ↑ "General Information". Crystal Cabin Award Association. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  12. ↑ Munke, Hans-Jörg: Weltweit führende Fachmesse, Artikel in: Hamburger Abendblatt, 21. März 2009
  13. ↑ Porter, Michael E.: Clusters and the New Economics of Competition; Harvard Business Review: 1998
  14. ↑ Etzkowitz, Henry: The Triple Helix. University-Industry-Government Innovation in Action, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008
  15. 1 2 "Hamburg Aviation: Strategie und Erfolge des Spitzenclusters". Hamburg-aviation.de. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  16. ↑ "Hamburg Aviation: Das Hamburg Aviation Forum". Hamburg-aviation.de. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  17. ↑ Geisler, Bob: Bund stärkt Hamburger Luftfahrtbranche Article in Hamburger Abendblatt, 3 September 2008
  18. ↑ Hamburg Luftfahrt-Forschung: Bund gibt 40 Millionen Euro. Article in Bild, 3 September 2008
  19. 1 2 Luftfahrtcluster Metropolregion Hamburg e. V. mit neuem Vorstand zu neuen Horizonten in Aerobrief 25/2011 30 June 2011
  20. ↑ Gallagher, Brendan: Hamburg hothouse for cabin technology to open in 2013 in APEXnews 15 March 2011, Airline Passenger Experience Association, London, p.10
  21. ↑ Schütte, Gisela: Ein Flugzeug als schwieriges Puzzlespiel. Studenten lernen im HCAT, wie Kabinen und Cockpits optimal gestaltet werden.Online at: Die Welt, 20 February 2012.
  22. ↑ "Hamburg Aviation: Nachwuchsförderung und Qualifizierung". Hamburg-aviation.de. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  23. ↑ "Faszination Technik Klub für Kinder & Jugendliche in Hamburg". Faszination-fuer-technik.de. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  24. ↑ "Hamburg Aviation: Weltweite Kooperationen". Hamburg-aviation.de. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  25. ↑ "EACP: European Aerospace Cluster Partnership" (in German). Eacp-aero.eu. 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  26. ↑ "CARE Aero: CARE Aero". Care-aero.eu. Retrieved 2013-07-21.

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