Shaping the Future of Flying in Hamburg

Dear Subscribers,

We hope you had a relaxing summer! The holidays are well and truly over and the pace at Hamburg's aviation cluster is picking up again. Just yesterday, for example, Airbus celebrated the inauguration of a new equipping hangar for the A321XLR in Finkenwerder, while Hamburg Airport recently announced upcoming changes to its top management team in 2024.

Among the other top news since our last newsletter: Hamburg's Senator for Economic Affairs and Innovation Melanie Leonhard visited Safran Nacelles in Hamburg. Over the summer, students presented visionary ideas at the DLR Design Challenge at ZAL. And the colleagues from the Qblue project teamed up with partners to present OpenLab Mobile, a roadshow to showcase digital manufacturing techniques.

A topic that is particularly close to our hearts is sustainable aviation. In our new image film launched this week, we wanted to focus on some of the many projects in Hamburg helping to put our industry on a path towards decarbonization.

But we also wanted to show that while the challenges before us are vast, so is the heartfelt commitment of the people working here every day to dramatically reduce the environmental impact of flying. Find out more about some of the many sustainable aviation projects in Hamburg here. Watch our new film, "Shaping the Future of Flying in Hamburg" here or below (you may have to accept cookies first).

Wishing you a fantastic Friday,

Finnja Czacharowski, Angus Baigent and the Hamburg Aviation Team

A321XLR: Airbus opens new equipping hangar in Hamburg

A321XLR production line readiness took a major step forward, as Airbus officially inaugurated a new equipping hangar at its Hamburg Finkenwerder facility. The new automated A321XLR equipping hangar was opened yesterday in a ceremony attended by Hamburg’s mayor Peter Tschentscher and Anna Christmann, the German government’s coordinator for aerospace policy. Read more.

Senator Melanie Leonhard visits Safran Nacelles

Last week, Hamburg's Senator for Economic Affairs and Innovation, Dr. Melanie Leonhard, visited Safran Nacelles at its facility in the south of Hamburg. The company's managing director Cyril Cambrésy welcomed the senator and the accompanying media, before touring the various stages of the nacelles for the LEAP-1A engine, including assembly, installation of the thrust reverser, painting and preparation for transport to Airbus, where the engine and its nacelle are mated with an A320. Employing 76 highly skilled staff, Safran Nacelles is an important partner for Airbus in its current production ramp-up campaign and currently has a 4-year 100% On Time Delivery record for its LEAP-1A nacelles.

Hamburg Airport announces new management from 2024

Christian Kunsch , Managing Director at Hamburg Airport since 2019, will move to a new role as Chairman of the Executive Board at the beginning of 2024, succeeding Michael Eggenschwiler, who will end his tenure after more than 20 years and retire at the end of the year. Berit Schmitz will join the Executive Board next year. The banker and graduate in business administration has many years of experience in the transport sector. Read more.

DLR Design Challenge 2023

Due to climate change, the risk of natural disasters that can result in a failure of the communication infrastructure on the ground is currently increasing around the world. The task of the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V. Design Challenge 2023 addresses this issue and requires the design of an aircraft to restore Internet coverage. Five student teams presented their designs at the final symposium of the competition in early August 2023. The DLR jury awarded first place to the concept "The Sentinel System" from DHBW Ravensburg. Read more.

Qblue presents: The rolling classroom - experience digital production technology up close with the OpenLab Mobile!

Imagine a 12-meter long mobile truck equipped with state-of-the-art 3D printers, CNC mills and laser cutters - welcome to the OpenLab Mobile! This made a guest appearance last week at P.E.R. Flucht- und Rettungsleitsysteme GmbH (PERMALUX)PERMALUX in Ahrensburg. Organized by the Qblue team and implemented by Süderelbe AG , an exciting workshop on 3D printing was held for the employees of the Qblue network. In the hands-on training sessions of the OpenLab Mobile project and with the help of state-of-the-art CAD programs, the participants experienced the different digital manufacturing techniques at first hand.

All in all, an exciting and successful day for all. On this day, the Qblue team once again focused on the topics of further training and the promotion of skills.

Funding program Innowwide: Helping SMEs in the EU open new global markets

INNOWWIDE is a new funding program for innovative SMEs and start-ups from all sectors. It's designed to support SMEs in opening up international markets and funds bilateral projects with a fixed amount of EUR 60,000 over six months. An #askmeanything session for applicants is scheduled for 7 September 2023; applications are open till 17 October 17, 2023. Read more.

Exclusively for Hamburg Aviation members: Discounted conditions for trainee job ads

Find trainees for 2024 or fill attractive apprenticeship positions for this year using the airliners.de job market, one of the most popular job portals for the aviation industry in Germany. We're pleased to provide our members an exclusive offer: Post your ad now for only €95. Read more.