Aernnova Aerospace

Aernnova is a Spanish aerospace group headquartered in the Álava Technology Park near Vitoria. It designs, manufactures and supports aerostructures and components for commercial aircraft, business jets, helicopters and new mobility platforms. The company began in 1993 as Gamesa Aeronáutica and grew through acquisitions and new plants in Europe and the Americas.

Products and services

• Aerostructures: wings, fuselage sections, empennages and moving surfaces
• Engineering services
• Composite components
• Metallic components
• Aeronautical services

Aircraft programs

Programs listed by Aernnova include the Airbus A320, A350, A380 and A220, Boeing 787 and 747-8, Bombardier CRJ700/900, Embraer E-Jets and KC-390, HondaJet, NH90 and Super Puma helicopters, and military programs such as the F-35, C-17 and CH-47. Customers named on its site include Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, Airbus Helicopters, Bell, GE Aviation, Honda and Lockheed Martin.

Research

Its technology work covers weight reduction, electric and hydrogen aircraft, automation and robotics, digitalization and aerodynamics.

Company facts

• Origins as Gamesa Aeronáutica in 1993
• More than 5,800 employees
• More than 35 aircraft models supported
• Operations in 6 countries: Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom and the United States
• Plants include Miñano and Berantevilla (Spain), Évora (Portugal), Querétaro (Mexico), São José dos Campos (Brazil), Southampton (UK), and Los Angeles and Wichita (US)