PFW Aerospace
| PFW Aerospace GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1997 |
| Seat | Speyer |
| management | Jordi Boto, Mark Landmann, Antoine Charpentier |
| Number of employees | 1628 (December 31, 2018) |
| sales | 418.4 million euros |
| Branch | Aerospace Engineering |
| Website | www.pfw.aero |
| Status: 2018 | |
PFW Aerospace is a German company in the supply industry for the aviation industry. PFW is a tier 1 supplier for aircraft construction and produces structural components and pipe systems, for example for hydraulic fluid or bleed air. The main production takes place in the main plant in Speyer as well as two subsidiary locations in the United Kingdom and Turkey. The company is a subsidiary of Airbus .
The history of PFW Aerospace goes back to the Pfalz-Flugzeugwerke , which was merged into the United Flight Technical Works , MBB and finally Airbus through a series of takeovers from 1964 . When the Daimler-Benz Aerospace / Airbus plant in Speyer was to be sold or closed as part of the “Dolores” program in 1997, it was taken over independently by the 527 employees under the traditional name Pfalz-Flugzeugwerke GmbH (PFW) . In 2001, the employees sold the company to the American financial investor Safeguard International Fund . In 2006 the company renamed PFW Aerospace AG . Out of tradition, the company's trainees built a Pfalz D.III , which has been on display in the Technik Museum Speyer since 2009 .
Today the company works as PFW Aerospace - with subtitle Pfalz Flugzeugwerke - in aircraft construction; The components produced by PFW Aerospace are installed in large commercial aircraft such as B. the entire Airbus range from A318 to A380 and the Boeing 787 ; in military aircraft A310MRTT , Eurofighter Typhoon , Panavia Tornado , EC 135 , Westland EH 101 Merlin , Airbus A400M , Nimrod ; in regional and business aircraft such as Bombardier CL300 , Bombardier Global Express , Bombardier CRJ700 and the like. CRJ 900 , Embraer 170 u. 190 , Gulfstream G550 . The company is also involved in component manufacturing for engines, e.g. B. Trent 700 et al. 800 , V2500 , BR 710 , Tay 611 , RB 199 , Adour and the EJ 200 , active.
In 2005, shares in Garner CAD Technik GCT were taken over, which is mainly active in the design and construction of aircraft and aircraft systems, as well as other, similar tasks and research assignments. In 2009, GCT was fully acquired by PFW and part of the new “Build-to-Spec” business model.
In 2006 PFW took over the company Specitubes in France, previously its main supplier for steel and titanium tubes, which continues to produce at the two locations in Nanterre and Samer for its own use, but also for a large number of international aviation customers. In 2008, PFW founded another production site in Xi'an (China) for the manufacture of small components.
In 2011, the majority of PFW (after the sale in 1997) was taken over by Airbus with 74.9% of the shares. According to matching media reports, Airbus is currently looking for a buyer for PFW Aerospace (as of 2018).
On September 17, 2019, it was announced that Hutchinson had entered into an agreement with Airbus SE and Safeguard to purchase PFW Aerospace GmbH. The purchase has yet to be approved by the relevant authorities.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Annual financial statements as of December 31, 2018 , bundesanzeiger.de, accessed on July 21, 2020
- ↑ PFW Aerospace: Company accessed on October 5, 2018
- ↑ a b Airbus saves ailing supplier PFW
- ↑ http://www.pfw.de/index0.php?lang=de Homepage of the company
- ↑ Handelsblatt: Insider - Airbus puts supplier PFW Aerospace for sale, accessed on October 5, 2018
- ↑ Reuters: Airbus renews attempt to sell parts maker PFW Aerospace: sources accessed on October 5, 2018
- ↑ Hutchinson acquires PFW Aerospace | PFW Aerospace. Retrieved September 27, 2019 (German).