Aviation Cluster Hamburg Metropolitan Region/ HCAT Hamburg Centre of Aviation Training/ ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research
With a combined workforce of more than 39,000 persons, the Aviation Cluster Hamburg Metropolitan Region is one of the world’s leading locations in the civil aviation industry. The three key players, Airbus, Lufthansa Technik and Hamburg Airport, along with more than 300 small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as a variety of scientific and technological institutions, all contribute their know-how and expertise. The integrated strategy of making aviation more economical, more ecological, more comfortable, more reliable, and more flexible helped the Aviation Cluster Hamburg Metropolitan Region to win the Leading-Edge Cluster competition organized by the government.