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Activity sectors
Sectors
Aeronautics and defence

The aeronautics industry is a high-performance, innovative, up-to-the-minute activity that does a great deal to help France’s international reputation. In the Centre region, it provides jobs for some 16,000 employees at a total of 220 establishments, and includes numerous laboratories that have formed partnerships with the sector’s main contractors. The region also boasts an airport devoted to freight transport and pilot training.

Key data

  • 220 establishements
  • Over 16,000 employees
  • A freight airport : Châteauroux-Centre
  • An aircraft dismantlement centre 

The sector’s key companies
Thalès Avionics, Sicma Aero Seat, MBDA, Paulstra, Michelin, Mecachrome, Daher Socata …

Fields of expertise
Metallurgy, cabin fixtures and fitting, instruments to aid piloting and navigation, maintenance, aircraft construction, airborne armaments, satellite telecommunications, etc.

Aerocentre cluster
Aérocentre is a regional pole of excellence that brings together companies working in the aeronautics sector, of which there are over 220 in the Centre region. Its mission is to develop, federate and innovate with regard to aeronautical activities at national and international level – in all, a collective approach that seeks to promote the sector and increase the visibility of the expertise of the companies that make it up.
Find out more : http://www.aero-centre.fr/

Download the summury brochure presenting the Aeronautics industry in the Centre region - Loire Valley