Take-off for Bremen: what makes the city a hub for aerospace expertise

At home in the skies: flight history in Bremen began over a hundred years ago with the aviation pioneer Henrich Focke. Since then, the city has been setting global standards in aerospace – in both science and industry. Cutting-edge technologies and flagship projects, from communication satellites to Ariane rockets, proudly bear the label “Made in Bremen.”

Bremen’s aerospace industry comprises more than 140 companies and 20 institutes, employs over 12,000 people and generates revenue in excess of €4 billion a year. The city has more space aeronautics and aerospace experts as a percentage of its population than anywhere else in Germany, making Bremen the largest aerospace centre in Germany.

Airbus, OHB SE, Materialise and Rheinmetall Defence Electronics are just some of the major industry players that are based in Bremen. Their products are needed all over the world and they have become big with the industry. These big players in turn attract many small companies that set up as suppliers or start up with new ideas in the shadow of the big ones.

Up to 4,500 people are employed in the various Airbus Group divisions at the Bremen Airbus site. The city is also home to the Airbus high-lift centre, the interdisciplinary platform for all Airbus high-lift systems. It all happens here – from flight physics and development to manufacturing and assembly. At the plant near Bremen Airport, engineers manufacture the landing flaps for nearly all Airbus models. The site is also a hub for research into climate-neutral aviation. This includes the ZeroE Development Center, dedicated to future hydrogen-powered aircraft, and a new test facility currently under construction for hydrogen fire safety.

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