Collaborating with Europe “The Mecachrome Story” Charles Magnan December 2011

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Le GIFAS

Created in 1908, the GIFAS, the French aerospace industries

association, has more than 260 members, from major prime

contractors and system suppliers to small specialist companies.

They cover the full spectrum of skills from the design, development

and production of aerospace systems and equipment to maintenance

and operation.

Activities extend from civil and military aircraft and helicopters to

engines, missiles and armament, satellites and launch vehicles, plus

aerospace, defence and security major systems, equipment,

subassemblies and associated software.

300 companies, 157 000 employees4 500 subcontractors, 120 000 employees€37.1 billion in revenues

Breakup civil/defence 70% / 30%

81% of production exported( #1 Exporter in France)14% of revenues invested in R&D27000 new hires since 2008

The French aerospace industryA center of Excellence

Activities cover all sectors:

aircraft, helicopters, engines, missiles, launch vehicles and satellites

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Stable employment and guaranteed skill sets

Workforce of 157,000 employees

8,000 high-calibre personnel recruited in 2010

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Increase of the booking orders

Orders 2010 (+27%) €45 bn

Order book: more than four years' work

Orders are still superior to the turnover

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Increase of the booking orders

Orders 2010 (+27%) €45 bn

Order book: more than four years' work

Orders are still superior to the turnover

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Increase of the booking orders

Orders 2010 (+27%) €45 bn

Order book: more than four years' work

Orders are still superior to the turnover

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Increase of the booking orders

Orders 2010 (+27%) €45 bn

Order book: more than four years' work

Orders are still superior to the turnover

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Three Main Stakes1 – Master future technologies

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Required new skill set Growth in Supply Chain Management The Employment and the perpetuity of the skill

sets, Aeronautical Strategic Committee main theme

Three Main Stakes 2 – The Employment

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Strengthening of the supply-chain with the use of a diversified source of revenue:

There are French manufacturers on almost all the main international programs

Necessity of being closer from a geographical standpoint of the customers in order to access the different markets growth.

Three Main stakes3 – Fetch some growth

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Collaboration industrial assets

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Challenges: Research, training, Raw material pricing, euro / dollar …

Some assets: a structured, united and dynamic sector(network)

A heritage to prepare the future: maintain a technological differentiation

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