About the Aviation Valley

The objectives of the Aviation Valley Cluster:

• The organization and development of a low cost supply chain.
• The creation of favorable conditions in order to enhance the development of aerospace industry enterprises in this region.
• The further development of aerospace research, aptitude and skill.
• The cooperation with universities of technology, which would promote new ideas and scientific research within the aerospace industry.
• The promotion of the Polish aerospace industry.
• The protection of enterprise and businesses in the aerospace industry.
• The influence on the Polish government’s economic policy towards the aerospace industry and its domain.

Our most important short and medium term goals are:

• to improve the existing manufacturing base.
• to create a strong and reliable network of subcontractors and a low-cost supply chain.
• to attract foreign investment.
• to develop a relationship with other European centers of the aerospace industry.
• to promote joint cooperation of the industry with universities of technology, and researchcenters.

The long-term objective of the Aviation Valley Association is to transform southeastern Poland into one of Europe’s leading aerospace regions, which would be able to provide a diverse cross section of products and services for the most demanding clients.

Rules for admitting new members and the procedure for joining the ”Aviation Valley” Cluster

A member of “Aviation Valley” may be an enterprise from the aviation industry or an R&D institution connected with the aviation industry from south-eastern or south-eastern Poland that holds a recommendation from at least two current members of the Association. The membership fee depends on the number of employees and also on whether the company is part of an international corporation.

The membership declaration should be completed and submitted by a person who is the owner, a member of the governing body, or a representative of an aerospace industry enterprise, a university or research institute, or another organisation connected with the aerospace industry.

In addition to submitting a membership application and the required attachments, the applicant should also prepare a cover letter explaining the reasons for applying for membership, outlining how their membership will contribute to the development of the Polish aerospace industry and describing how their presence would strengthen relations among the members of the cluster.

After the preliminary verification of the candidate for membership, the complete set of collected data is presented for consideration to the Board of the “Aviation Valley” Association, which decides to admit or not to admit the candidate, or recommends the presentation of additional explanations or information necessary to take the final decision. The Board’s resolution on the admission or non-admission of the candidate to the Association becomes effective on the day it is adopted and is not subject to appeal.

In the case of a positive decision, the new member receives the appropriate written certificate of admission to “Aviation Valley”; in the case of a negative decision, the candidate is informed without undue delay.

In order to obtain the application documents and instructions for completing them, please contact the Coordinator of the National Key Cluster Aviation Valley by e-mail or telephone, using the contact details provided further down the page.

List and description of services offered as part of the National Key Cluster Aviation Valley (Krajowy Klaster Kluczowy Dolina Lotnicza) activities:

1. Consultancy services relating to the analysis of a cluster member’s international business model.
2. Information sessions introducing the topics of digital transformation and digitalisation, leading, amongst other things, to the development of the DL 4.0 project concept.
3. Supporting and initiating business partnerships and facilitating cooperation aimed at creating and implementing innovations between established international corporations and local start-ups.
4. Support for DL member companies seeking specialised facilities to develop new products and test their functionality, through the use of the research and demonstration infrastructure of other cluster members or external entities (PNT AEROPOLIS, the IoT Technology Incubator, etc.).
5. Technology audit – consultancy services covering the analysis of a company’s technological potential and needs, including a report on the company’s current technological development, along with an indication of future directions and recommendations for further action.
6. Analysis, preparation and publication of cluster members’ technology offers in the European EEN database.
7. Co-organisation of regular meetings of the Science–Economy Cooperation Forum as part of the ‘AERONET – Aviation Valley’ Cluster.
8. Lobbying on behalf of the industry through cooperation with European, national and local government bodies, active participation in shaping cluster policy, as well as defining and consulting on national and regional smart specialisations, e.g. aviation as a regional smart specialisation for the Podkarpacie region.
9. Preparing industry reports, feasibility studies and research briefs for the aviation sector in Poland.
10. Submitting comments on behalf of DL members as part of public consultations and other processes announced by government and local authorities.
11. Training services on intellectual property law – familiarising cluster members with issues relating to intellectual property rights, their protection, etc.
12. Training on standardisation and assessing companies’ levels of innovation – training sessions to familiarise cluster members with issues relating to standardisation (certification) and assessing a company’s level of innovation.
13. Organisation of brokerage meetings – organising meetings between cluster members from the aviation sector (B2B).
14. Organisation of international missions – organising company missions abroad for cluster members, including a full programme of business meetings and visits to aviation companies and institutions.
15. Activities relating to the presentation of best practices – familiarising cluster members with examples of success stories and best practices from other companies in the aviation sector.
16. Matching Polish and international business partners – assistance in identifying and establishing contact with potential partners from Poland and abroad.
17. Representing individual cluster members at domestic and international B2B meetings.
18. Consultancy services regarding the possibilities of securing external funding (EU and national funds) for investment and research and development projects.
19. Consultancy services aimed at optimising the competitive advantages of cluster companies operating in the dual-use sector.

Contact details for the National Key Cluster “Aviation Valley” Coordinator: Andrzej Rybka, Managing Director, info@dolinalotnicza.pl, 17 850 19 35.

Aviation Valley – Key National Cluster Member List 31.12.2025