Aviation seems to be the first assets of exportation in France. It’s grows is about 2% per year. French aviation seems to be a very competitive sector, the selling of civil and military aircrafts represented 22 billion euros in 2015, a figure never reached before. The principal buyers are the Middle East and the Asian countries which are in full growth in this sector. However, how does the French aviation industry proceed to keep its high level in the sector?

Airbus is the leader in the aviation with its big competitor Boeing. The market share grows every year and it is a huge battle that starts to decide which of the two giants will gain them. In 2016 Airbus registered a total of 731 orders against 668 for Boeing. However, Airbus needs a solid way to consolidate its place as a leader.

            It is at this moment that some companies interfere in the cycle of aviation life. What would a big client like Emirates say if they have no after sales service?

Companies such as Diehl Aerosystems GmbH which are specialized in maintenance of aircraft items are working with Airbus to provide a specific service. The goal of this partnership is to give the possibility to the clients to build a solid relationship between them and Airbus. This is why Diehl is working very hard to be as competitive as possible concerning maintenance of aircrafts systems and items. 13 000 workers around the world work together in the love of aviation. Diehl Aerosystems generates an annual turnover of more than €800 million.

            The giant of aviation just sold a total of 140 aircrafts to China (100 A320 aircraft and 40 A350) which its amount is established at more than 23 billion of USD. Diehl as no possibility to sign contracts of this amount. This is why in the 2000’s the company decided to put a foothold in the market and started selling its own aircraft items. These items would permit to gain some time while repairing the items and reduce the time of AOG (AIRCRAFT ON GROUND*) and have the possibility to replace quickly the missing items with the development of production sites.

            Diehl Aerosystems developed several development and production sites in Frankfurt, Hamburg, at its headquarters in Laupheim, as well as in Nuremberg, Überlingen, and Rostock. With the customer service facilities in Toulouse (France) for Europe and Asia, Sterrett (Alabama, USA) for North and South America, as well as Singapore (managed by its partner, Satair) for the Asia-Pacific region, Diehl Aerosystems has a truly global presence.

*AOG= Aircraft On Ground is the signification of the inability for an aircraft to work properly because of a dysfunction of an elementary element.