Ireland’s aerospace industry

5,600 aerospace employees

• 4,000 MRO
• 900 manufacturing
• 600 services
• 100 space activities

160 aerospace companies

Ireland-based aviation leasing companies manage ~3,400 aircraft worth almost $94 billion

Strengths

• Restoration of aircraft engines, components
• Manufacturing, services for MRO
• Precision engineering
• Telecommunications
• Software development
• Advanced materials
• Electronics

$4.6 billion economic impact

• $2.1 billion directly from aviation
• $1.5 billion through the supply chain
• $1.0 billion from associated aviation spending

Sources: www.dttas.ie; www.awex.be