Following the purchase agreement of Turkish Airlines with Airbus for 355 aircraft, the parties will come together at the ICDDA event, which will start tomorrow, to discuss the $20 billion business share expected to be created in the Turkish aviation industry.
The 6th ICDDA, which will start tomorrow and last for 3 days, hosted by OSTIM Defense and Aviation Cluster (OSSA), will be held at ATO Congresium.
Industrial Cooperation Days in Defense and Aviation (ICDDA), which aims to help main industry and SME companies operating in the military and civil, defence, aviation and space fields, to find new markets, capture business opportunities and establish partnerships, will host participants from approximately 40 countries this year.
Participants will attend various conferences and seminars throughout the event and will be able to hold one-on-one business meetings at the company level. Thousands of registered appointments have been created for B2B (business to business) meetings between main industrial companies and SMEs.
At the opening of the event, OSSA Chairman Ibrahim Yarsan, OSTIM Organized Industrial Zone Chairman Orhan Aydin, Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO) Chairman Gursel Baran, Ankara Chamber of Industry Chairman Seyit Ardic will speak.
The session titled “The Place of SMEs in the International Aerospace Sector” will bring together SMEs operating in the aviation and space industry with national and international main players. Airbus International Cooperation Senior Director Thierry Ader, Boeing Turkiye General Manager Aysem Sargin, Leonardo Turkiye General Manager Paolo Maria Sebastiani, THY Deputy General Manager Levent Konukcu, TURKSAT Deputy General Manager Selman Demirel, will evaluate the perspective of companies that lead their sectors nationally and internationally on SMEs.
The target is to increase the domestic share
ICDDA stands out as the most comprehensive aviation industry meeting held after THY’s agreement with Airbus for 355 new generation aircraft.
While the aircraft order worth approximately $70 billion is expected to create a business volume of $20 billion for Turkish companies, OSSA aims to further increase this share with its nearly 300 members and the rich OSTIM ecosystem.
Airbus has 17 suppliers of different sizes in Turkiye, producing various products from fuselage parts to fuel tanks, winglets, rivets and electrical wiring.
Within the scope of the event, OSSA and its members will hold meetings at various levels with THY and Airbus delegations.
Global technological opportunities from defense capabilities
In the event’s session titled “The Impact of Supply Chain Management on Exports for Sustainability”, senior managers from ASELSAN, HAVELSAN, ROKETSAN, TEI, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) will make evaluations regarding the place and expectations of SMEs in supply chains.
In the session titled “Strategic Boundaries: Transforming Defense Capabilities into Global Technology Opportunities”, cooperation opportunities will be discussed with the presentations of representatives from international institutions and organizations.
Within the scope of ICDDA, a series of seminars will be held by TAI for the aviation industry. Additionally, a technical trip will be organized to TAI.
Source: AA / Prepared by Irem Yildiz