Of the 800 million Euro 2005 Andalucia Aerospace Companies turnover 312m Euro is dedicated to Airbus Projects, 367 million Euro to EADS-CASA Projects, and 115 million to the remainder.
The main projects currently underway are the FAL (Final assembly line) for EADS-CASA at San Pablo (Airport) outside Seville for the Assembly of the C-212, C-235, and C-295 Military aeroplanes.
The future project that the whole of the Andalucian Aerospace Industry is excited about is the Airbus A400M Military Transport plane. This is the twin engine turbo prop (with 8 fins) capable of carrying 32 tonnes or 120 personnel at 700km/hr for 4.100 km without refuelling. It is also the first Airbus plane to be made with Carbon Fibre (not Metal) wings.
The headline project is the FAL (Final assembly line) for EADS-CASA at San Pablo (Airport) outside Seville for the Assembly of the C-212, C-235, and C-295 Military aeroplanes
The Airbus A400M Military Transport plane is asembled here. This is the twin engine turbo prop (with 8 fins) capable of carrying 32 tonnes or 120 personnel at 700km/hr for 4.100 km without refuelling. It is also the first Airbus plane to be made with Carbon Fibre (not Metal) wings.
By mid 2010 four prototype A400 are complete. The Tail Fins are being made by EADS-CASA in Tablada, the wings in Filton UK, Fuselage sections in Bremen Germany. Airbus Military have now sold 200 planes at a list price of 100m Euros each to Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain, Luxembourg, Turkey, Belgium, South Africa, Malaysia.
SK10 has a subsidiary company SK3000 which will be based in Aeropolis.
Most of the companies in Andalucia are know as the Tier 2 and Tier 3 ‘auxiliary’ supporting companies. Their turnover has also grown from 67million Euro in 2001 to 171million Euro in 2005. This activity is generally confined to Mechanical activities such as assembly and composite materials fabrication.
