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Estonian Aviation Cluster

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General Information
The date when the cluster organisation was established: 
Monday, 7 January, 2019
Number of staff in the management team of the cluster organisation : 
1-5
Legal form of the cluster organisation: 
Non-Profit
Regions: 
Eesti
Membership to European Strategic Cluster Partnerships (ESCP-4i or ESCP-S3): 
EACP-EUROSME
Membership to other networks/partnerships: 
Cluster Management Team: 
NameSurnamePositionTelephoneEmailGender
Kristo
Reinsalu
Cluster Manager
+372 5108736
kristo.reinsalu@eac.ee
Male
Languages spoken: 
English
Estonian
Sectoral and Industrial Focus
Sectoral Industries: 
Aerospace Vehicles and Defence
Transportation and Logistics
Technology fields: 
Applications for Transport and Logistics
Information Technology/Informatics
S3 EU priority areas: 
Transport & logistics
Automated driverless vehicles
Emerging industries: 
Digital Industries
Logistical Services
Composition of the cluster
Total number of members: 
14
Number of SME members: 
11
Number of start-ups among SME members: 
1
Number of larger company members: 
3
Number of research organisations/universities/technology centres: 
2
Number of other ecosystem actors : 
2
Link to the cluster members’ list: 
https://www.linkedin.com/company/estonian-aviation-cluster/about
Entrepreneurship and scale-up support facilities in the cluster's ecosystem (see "Organisation type"): 
Organisation/Facility NameOrganisation/Facility TypeWebsite
Garage 48
Incubator
http://garage48.org/about
Mainor Ülemiste
Co-working Space
http://www.mainorulemiste.ee/en
TalTech Mektory
Incubator
https://www.ttu.ee/mektory-eng
Name and link of major players: 
NameWebsiteType
Magnetic MRO
https://magneticmro.com
Larger Company
Tallinn Airport
https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/
Larger Company
Regional Jet
https://www.linkedin.com/company/regional-jet/about/
Larger Company
Cluster Strategy
Mission/Objectives: 

Estonian Aviation Cluster (EAC) is a non-profit organization with the goal of bringing together the aviation industry and connecting it to the global network of aviation clusters. 

Objectives

✈    To build a new economic sector, giving new boost to Estonian economy ✈    To attract foreign direct investments, creating favorable conditions ✈    To increase cooperation along the value chain, e.g. ICT, logistics ✈    To tap growth opportunities, e.g. drones, digitalization ✈    To attract the best brains, opening up sector for ambitious start-ups

Focus areas

✈    Integrated MRO solutions – constant innovation and involvement of SME’s from connected sectors along the value chain ✈    Strategic partner to major airlines – Estonia has turned its main focus to ACMI market segment ✈    East-West Transit air cargo hub - working out opportunities for future growth such as an East-West Transit hub ✈    Digitalization of aviation value chain – opening up aviation sector for ICT companies ✈    Smart-green autonomous vehicles – inviting entrepreneurs to develop and test different applications by using drones and smart-green autonomous vehicles

Do you have a formalised strategy?: 
Yes
Link: 
only in Estonian (currently)
Do you have a specific strategy focus that addresses internationalisation ?: 
No
Services
Support services provided: 
Access to public support (regional/national programmes, innovation vouchers, etc.)
Facilitation of cross-sectorial cooperation
Promotion of activities (marketing/ visibility)
Provision and facilitation of access to training for members
Location promotion / attraction of Foreign Direct Investment
Details of support services: 

Access to public support - to enhance opportunities for further international collaboration through different projects

Facilitation of cross-sectoral collaboration - cluster has very strong value-chain approach, which means that major growth is expected to come through collaboration with interlinked economic branches such as ICT, logistics etc.

Promotion of activities - developing well-recognized brand will be among the main focus areas for Estonian Aviation Cluster. 

Provision and facilitation of access to training - tackling labour issue will remain one of the cornerstones for success. Finding qualified labour is definitely a factor, which ise going to hold back growth if no measures will be taken. Bridging the education gap is therefore among key objective within the cluster.

Cooperation Activities
International Cooperation
The main countries targeted by the cluster organisation: 
China
Singapore
United Arab Emirates
Our cluster organisation undertook the following international activities to support our members: 
Participation at missions/events/study visits/fairs
Trans-national Cooperation
The main countries targeted by the cluster organisation: 
Belgium
Finland
Germany
Netherlands
Sweden
Our cluster organisation undertook the following trans-national activities to support our members: 
Support to collaborative activities/etc.
Support Programmes
Participation in Funded Support Programmes: 
Promotion
Why should partners choose you for cooperation?: 

Why Estonia?

 Estonia’s unique geographical location and multi- and intermodal logistics options enable the country to act as a direct gateway to Northern and Eastern Europe, catering to the needs of more than 300 million customers. We are / have:

✈ The nearest airport in EU to the Asia for air travel and cargo services

✈ World leader in digital logistics solutions and innovations

✈ Birthplace of unicorns - one of the highest producers of startups per capita in the World > birthplace for aviation companies with global ambitions

 What we offer:

✈ Integrated MRO solutions – We provide total technical care aviation solutions and asset management services through one-stop shop approach for airlines, asset owners, and OEMs.

✈ Strategic partner to major airlines – We provide long-term strategic capacity services with no direct links to the commercial business of selling tickets. We have a business structure which makes it easy to adapt to any specific requirement from any major airline in the World.

✈ East-West Transit air cargo hub – We are the best location for Asian online retailers to cover Northern Europe through fully digital customs and tax clearance. No time will be added to the supply chain for compliant goods. We are ready for EU e-commerce VAT collection in 2021.

✈ Testbed for innovation in aviation - Due to great ecosystem and flexible conditions, we are inviting entrepreneurs all around the World to develop and test different applications by using drones and smart-green autonomous vehicles. We provide the best possible ecosystem and flexible regulatory framework for testing last mile solutions both on the ground and up in the air.