Leading-edge research for aviation
Hamburg Aviation has a research landscape that is unmatched throughout the world.
Numerous research programs built on cooperation between the academic world and the industry, excellent research institutions and universities ensure that Hamburg’s leading position as a research location is enhanced even further. Since 2017, Hamburg is also an official seat of the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
Hamburg’s major infrastructures for R&T include:
Four universities in Hamburg are committed to teaching and research in the field of aviation:
Hamburg Aviation has one aim: to make flying in the future more economical, more ecological, more comfortable, more flexible and more reliable.
Our many research and development projects for product and process innovations range from research on fuel cells as a source of on-board energy to acoustic and climatic improvements in the cabin, from adapting maintenance methods for new materials to optimizing airport processes.