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Welcome to Midi-Pyrenees, South-West France,

at the heart of Aerospace Valley


Midi-Pyrenees,a dynamic, attractive region

• 4th region in France for foreign investment

• Toulouse, 4th largest city, 2nd largest university complex in France

• Job growth above the national average

• One of the highest population growth rates in France: more than 32,000 new residents per year since 2000


Midi-Pyrenees, the most dynamic region in France


Toulouse, 2010 city rankings

And also…

In June 2010

In January 2010


► Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport

5th busiest airport in France

Regular service to all European business capitals

Paris: 1 flight every half hour Amsterdam: 21 flights per weekBrussels: 21 flights per weekFrankfurt: 28 flights per weekLondon: 35 flights per week Madrid: 42 flights per weekMunich: 35 flights per week

2nd busiest French airport for freight traffic

► Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees Airport

3rd busiest charter airport in France

Midi-Pyrenees,a key region in Southwestern Europe


Midi-Pyrenees,a competitive region

Four competitiveness Clusters*

Aeronautics,

Space,

Embedded Systems

*A competitiveness cluster combines companies, universities and labs to carry out collaborative projects and bring about innovative products

Cancer

Bio-health

AgriMip

Innovation

Water


• Aerospace Valley: world competitiveness cluster Midi-Pyrenees and Aquitaine dedicated to Aeronautics, Space, Embedded Systems

• 120,000 jobs, 1,600 companies

• Aerospace employs 1 out of 3 working adult in the sector

•412 projects got funding within the Aerospace Valley :

• 368 R&D cooperative projects• 44 structuring projects

Midi-Pyrenees,at the heart of Aerospace Valley


9 Strategic business domain in core R&D sectors


1. Energy, Engines, Propulsion Systems and Access to Space2. General Engineering and Collaborative Automated Production3. Embedded systems4. Maintenance and Services5. Aero-Mechanics, Materials and Structures6. Living Earth and Space7. Autonomous Aeronautics and Space Systems 8. Air Transport Safety and Security9. Navigation, Positioning and Telecommunications


TARMAC AEROSAVE (in Tarbes) : first industrial company for aircraft storage, light maintenance and dismantling in an entirely environmental-friendly manner

Midi-Pyrenees, already imagining tomorrow :

HELIMAINTENANCE : integrated platform for helicopter maintenance surrounded by 12 manufacturers and research centers



CORTEXCORTEX : (Textile-reinforced Composites) Improvement of composite materials thanks to innovation in technical textile

CALINCALIN : eco-friendly alternative fuels and innovating injection systems research project

FUSCOMPFUSCOMP : (FUSelage COMPosite) Manufacturing study of a composite fuselage prototype using the Liquid Resin Infusion process

GAIAGAIA : Collaborative simulation platform of the global aeronautics system for research training and validation of innovations.


Midi-Pyrenees, already imagining tomorrow :


870 companies are established all over the region

61,700 people employed in the sector:

- 24,400 employees (manufacturers)- 37,300 employees (subcontractors)

17,000 indirect jobs

Midi-Pyrenees,world leader in civil aeronautics


All professions of the sector are present

…from design, to construction, from interior outfitting to air-traffic management, maintenance, aircraft end-of-life-cycle dismantling

European leader in civil aeronautics

Airbus world headquarters

Leading international test center for airframes and aeronautics materials

Over 81 foreign companies in this sector



AIRBUS (headquarters)

World leader for construction and sales of commercial 100-seat and larger civil aircraft5,300 jobs in Midi-Pyrenees

AIRBUS

OPERATIONS SAS

Design offices and assembly plants of the Airbus A310, A320, A330, A340 and A38011,170 jobs in Midi-Pyrenees

ATR(headquarters)

World leader in 40 to 70-seat turbo-prop aircraft (ATR 42 and 72)810 jobs in Midi-Pyrenees

DAHERSOCATA

European leader in the construction of civil and military light aircraft 1,800 jobs in Midi-Pyrenees

SAFRAN Group

World leader in Aircraft propulsion and equipment, Defense and Security.3000 jobs in Midi-Pyrénées in different subsidiaries : Aircelle, Labinal, Labinal Services, Messier-Dowty, Messier-Bugatti, Microturbo, Sagem Défense Sécurité, Technofan, Teuchos.

Latecoere group

World leader for passenger doorsSecond in Europe for civil aircraft airframes2,000 jobs in Midi-Pyrenees



Liebherr AerospaceOne of the world-leaders on the cooling systems’ market1,010 jobs in Midi-Pyrenees

Ratier FigeacLeading European propeller maker. A leader in flight control 960 jobs in Midi-Pyrenees

Thales Avionics

One of the world leaders in cockpit and cabin electronics880 people in Midi-Pyrenees

Blanc Aero

Industries(Lisi aerospace group)

Aeronautics fasteners600 people in Midi-Pyrenees

Air FranceIndustries

World leading multi-product aircraft maintenance provider Heavy maintenance activities for narrow body aircraft in Midi-Pyrenees 200 people in Midi-Pyrenees

Aerolia

Key world player in aerostructures and nose fuselage (wholly-owned subsidiary of the EADS Group).400 jobs. Headquarters in Toulouse



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�� FOUNDRY, METAL PLATE WORKING

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Midi-Pyrenees, the entire aerospace sector is represented


AEROFONCTIONSCHASTAGNER GROUP, DESIGN AIR JTT COMPOSITESMOULAGES PLASTIQUES DU MIDIMAZ’AIRRECAERO COMPOSITESSIMECASOPLAMIST3D

Thermo-plastics And composites

Avionics, on-board electronics

ACTIELEC GROUPBARCO VIEW TEXENECA SINTERSHONEYWELLROCKWELL–COLLINS FRANCETHALES AVIONICSSEFEE



AAA, AIR COST CONTROL, AIR FRANCE INDUSTRIES, AIR SUPPORT, ANTAVIA, EADS SOGERMA, ECA SINTERS, EQUIP’AERO SERVICES, HELIMAINTENANCE, IXAIRCO, PMV INDUSTRIE, RECAERO, TARMAC AEROSAVE SAS

�� Tests and maintenance

3D CONTECH, AEROCONSEIL, AKKA TECHNOLOGIES, ALTRAN GROUP, ALYOTECH, ASSYSTEM ETUDES & ASSYSTEM SERVICES, CAP GEMINI, CEBENETWORK, CS GROUP, ELAN FRANCE (EDAG GMBH), FERCHAU, LATECIS, RÜCKER, SEGULA, SOGECLAIR, SOGETI HIGH TECH, SOPRA GROUP, TECCON

�� Engineering and design for aeronautics

��Cabin fittings

AIP, C&D ZODIAC, CAMEL DIAM, CELSO, DESIGN AIR, FILATURE DE DREUILHE, GRAPHIDECO, JCB AERO, KAEFER AEROSPACE FRANCE, MOULIN GAU, PMV INDUSTRIE, REGENT AEROSPACE, SELA



220 companies, 12,000 jobs

Midi-Pyrenees account for:

• 50% of the space industry’s jobs in France

• 25% of those in Europe

• 80% of all satellite data handling companies

HQ of the European Satellite Services provider (ESSP), consortium operating EGNOS

Thales Alenia Space and EADS Astrium, French Space Agency largest center are located in Toulouse

Midi-Pyrenees and aerospace related sectors: space

Crédits photos : Thales


European leader in:

• Design, development, integration, satellite station acquisition & keeping

• Telecommunications via satellites

• Earth observation (oceanography, meteorology & climatology) & radar technology

• Satellite navigation applications

World leader in:

• Space altimetry, space probes, data collection, localization & navigation


Crédits photos : Telespazio


THALES

ALENIA SPACE

Leading European satellite specialist

& major player in space infrastructures

2,515 employees in Midi-Pyrenees

EADS ASTRIUM

Leading European satellite specialist

& major player in space infrastructures


CNES

French Space Agency

Prime contractor for major institutional space programs & preparation of the future


METEO FranceCentral meteorology operations center

ENM (National Meteorology School)

Meteo France National Research Center (CNRM)




250 companies, 20 000 jobs

• Cradle of automotive electronics and avionics

• French Centre of excellence and innovation for critical systems engineering

• Leader in Europe thanks to top-level scientists and companies

• A powerful electronics sector preparing the all-electric industry boom

Actia group, Airbus, Aeroconseil, Altran technologies, Alstom Transport, CNES, Continental, EADS Astrium, Freescale, Ratier Figeac, Rockwell Collins, Thales Avionics, Thales Alenia Space, Technofan

Midi-Pyrenees and aerospace related sectors: embedded systems


The entire sector is represented: from nanodevices to systems ofsystems

Well - known expertise in: Safety et security Embedded real-time softwaresAvionicsCertificationOpen source softwaresSoftware engineering tools (modelling, simulation)Automatic code generation Verification tool On-board energy supplyTelecommunicationsEnergy management systems integrationMechatronics power and et energy convertersInnovative sensors

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Midi-Pyrénées is designing tomorrow ‘s « safety » and « security » solutions – a major strenght of Toulouse’s Academic research.

“Midi-Pyrenees deploys a high concentration ofworld-class resources in avionics design andnew technologies, systems engineering andcertification methods.”, Mike deWalt , Chief scientist Aviation Systems at Certification Services

Midi-Pyrenees and aerospace related sectors: embedded systems


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� Leading region in:

ENGINEERING : Skills in aeronautics that also apply to other industries TESTS : DGA’s (Directorate General for Army) CEAT (Aeronautics Test Center of Toulouse), known as a center of excellence as to materials and compositesRECYCLING : Tarbes dismantling plant (TARMAC Aerosave) TEXTILE : Abilities and know-how that can be used in the technical textile sector.

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16 leading companies70 SMEs/SMIs

More than 12.000 jobs including 10% in the composite industry

Midi-Pyrenees and aerospace related sectors: composites


• 24,200 research-related jobs

• 15,900 researchers including 5,000 in the fields of aeronautics and space

•Joint laboratories specialized in aeronautics and space:

•TéSA, Telecommunications for space and aeronautics

• PRIME, Platform for Research on power electronic Integration and Management of Energy and Storage devices

•Institute Clement Ader, a world-recognized research center specialized in the study of structures, systems, mechanicals processes

Midi-Pyrenees, educational excellence


• ONERA : Aeronautics and Space Research Center

• CEAT: Aeronautics Test Center for Toulouse

• DSNA/DTI : French National Air Traffic Control Center

• CNRM : National Center for Meteorological Research

• CNES : National Center for Space Research

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Midi-Pyrenees home to the most prestigious aeronautics and space research centers:

And also worldwide known labs such as: LAAS-CNRS, IMFT et IRIT

Midi-Pyrenees, educational excellence


Midi-Pyrenees, leading French region for higher education

• 2 out of 3 “Grandes Ecoles” French engineering schools

- ISAE (a new institute born from the merger of 2 prestigious aerospace “Grandes Ecoles” : Supaero and Ensica)

- ENAC (French Civil Aviation University)

• Many other trainings in the best institutions : ENSEEIHT, ENSTIMAC, ICAM, INSAT, UPS…

•Over 18 000 students are trained every year in the aeronautics and space sectors

• The region’s new challenge :Montaudran Aerospace


Montaudran AerospaceInternational showcase for aeronautics and space skills in Midi-Pyrenees, the Montaudran Aerospace will be the largest European campus :

• 3 000 jobs• A 40 hectares site• 190,000 m² of offices, laboratories, research platforms, housing for

students and researchers, public facilities and nearby shops.



• IAS (Aeronautics and Space Institute)• Air Business Academy• ATR Training center• Airbus training and Flight Operations

Support Division • ECATA (European Consortium For Advanced

Training in Aerospace)• SEFA (Operational Service for Pilote

Training)• Aerospace MBA and Masters Programs in

Air Transport Management

VOCATIONAL TRAINING:



Midi-Pyrenees,sites to set up your business

Hautes-Pyrénées county

Home to the leading aeronautics complexes, maintenance and dismantling innovation center.Pyrenia, a dedicated aeronautics site

Ariège, Gers, Tarn,

Tarn-et Garonne counties

offer attractive sites near Metropolitan Toulouse

Haute-Garonnecounty:Cradle of AirbusSpecific sites dedicated your aeronautics projects

Aveyron & Lot countyHome to leading tier 1 automotive suppliersWell-known skills in mechanics and advanced materials.2 departments at the heart of Aerospace Valley and Mecanic Valley


DESIGN AIR Aircraft interior fit-out

ETOPSConsulting, training, personal solution and operational support to the aviation industry

REGENTAircraft interior and seats restoration, reconfiguration, refurbishing and refreshing

SOPLAMI Thermoplastic aircraft spare parts manufacturing

SPIRITOpening of a representative office in Toulouse specialized in consultancy

STTSOpening of a painting hangar dedicated to A350 and A380 at the Aeroconstellation site

VIBRATEC Acoustics and vibrations specialized SME

XYPE IT services engineering and manufacturing

They chose Midi-Pyrenees


MPE and major aerospace upcoming events

Attending major aerospace showsLe Bourget/Farnborough MROAircraft Interiors

In Toulouse SpeedNews: 11th Annual Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference in Toulouse (AISCT)20 to 22 Sept 2010 in Toulouse

ERTS²: Embedded Real Time Software and Systems19 to 21 May 2010



Certification TogetherInternational Conference 2010

In Toulouse, France October 26-28, 2010

The unique conference fully dedicated to System, Software and Hardware certification aspects in 2010.

Participants: Representatives from Certification Authorities, Aircraft manufacturers, System and Equipment suppliers, Solution providers and Certification experts.

More details: www.certification-together.com


2 major events organised by

Midi-Pyrenees Expansion

TOULOUSE SPACE SHOW

International week on space applications8 – 11 June 2010

AEROMART

International business convention for aerospace industries 8th edition: December 1st and 2nd 2010



Aeromart Toulouse – The leading International Business Convention for the aerospace industry in Europe

In 2010:

• 1 200 companies

• 2 000 particpants

• 41 different countries

• «Do Business With » sessions• Green Village• Aerospace Valley Forum Innovation


-AEROLIA-AIRBUS-AIRBUS CORPORATE JET CENTRE-AIR FRANCE INDUSTRIES-ALENIA AERONAUTICA-ATR-AVIC-BELL HELICOPTERE-BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE-BOEING-CNES-DAHER AEROSPACE-DASSAULT AVIATION-EADS ASTRIUM SPACE-EUROCOPTER

-GKN AEROSPACE-HONEYWELL AEROSPACE-LATECOERE-LIEBHERR AEROSPACE-PRATT & WHITNEY-PREMIUM AEROTEC-RATIER FIGEAC-ROCKWELL COLLINS-ROLLS ROYCE-SAFRAN GROUP-SUKHOÏ-THALES ALENIA SPACE-THALES AVIONICS-UNITED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (UAC)

Main prime contractors attending Aeromart in 2010

Aeromart Toulouse – The leading International Business Convention for the aerospace industry in Europe


An outstanding heritage,

exciting destination for sports and leisure,

traditions of hospitality and culture…

…with over 200 festivals each summer

Midi-Pyrenees,a good place to live


Do you have a corporate location project?MPE and its partners provide free, customized assistance

Identification of suitable business sites, drafting financial aid applications, recruitment and training, networking with industrial and scientific partners

Your contact at Midi-Pyrenees Expansion:

Philippe Baylet

Executive Director - Inward Investment Department

[email protected]

Tel: +33 5 61 12 57 08

MPE, a team to assist companies setting up in the region


For your activity choose Technology and industry centers

Get closer to the Mechanical Engineering Valley, and you will benefit from :

• A network of excellence: an association of businesses encompassing 250 companies,15,000 employees

• A concentration of worldwide recognized know-how such as Forest Line, SAM Technologies (Arche group), …

• A technological hub where local colleges elaborate design of newindustrial products

Automotive industry in Midi-Pyrenees

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