Aerospace

To help the aviation sector reduce its environmental footprint and fulfill its commitment to net zero emissions of CO2 by 2050, our services are aimed at developing facilities with the smallest energy impact possible and the smallest impact on the environment.

Applied in all our aerospace projects, our Future Ready® methods provide structured guidance and leading practice examples to make sense of future trends. Future Ready is WSP’s global innovation program that seeks to build resilience by understanding how key trends in climate change, society, technology and resources are impacting our world, locally and globally. 

Based in France, WSP’s Centre of Excellence for Aerospace collaborates with teams around the world to deliver a broad range of services to clients and build upon its impressive track record. This allows us to stay ahead of market changes and be ready to answer client requirements.

We have established long-lasting relationships with manufacturers, such as Airbus and Safran, as well as various airlines, industrial groups and aeronautical subcontractors and suppliers. We offer a comprehensive range of services to the industry:

1. Master planning
2. Land sizing and traffic infrastructure needs
3. Liaising/coordination with airport management (landside/airside)
4. Process flows and layout, integration over sites and into buildings
5. Sustainability strategy
6. Energy strategy and Key utilities requirements
7. Time scale program and milestone identification
8. Dialog with authorities and utility providers
9. Multi-criteria risk analysis of projects
10. Coordination of all specialized sub-contractors for design
11. Procurement strategy for services and construction works
12. Assistance up to completion
13. Design and construction management
14. Tools engineering and interface management
15. Flight path and obstruction zoning analysis

We help our clients from the initial planning and design to project and construction management. Our worldwide network of offices enables us to define the most efficient project strategy in the local context.

We have been working for years with SATYS, a world leader in aircraft painting, refining the design of each new facility to improve operating efficiency, energy efficiency, while adapting the construction scheme to the local market.

Our expertise in A380 hangars goes from an Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse to major maintenance and painting facilities for airlines including Emirates or Etihad and for companies specializing in maintenance, repair and overhaul.

1. Our project experience covers a wide range of building types, including:
2. Cargo centres
3. Aircraft components and engine manufacturing plants, final assembly lines
4. Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) hangars – single aisles and wide body aircrafts
5. Specialists engine testing facilities
6. Paint hangars
7. Fixed-base operator facilities
8. Military infrastructure and bases 
9. Surface-level and roof-top heliports
10. eVTOL aircraft & drone facilities
11. Composite production and R&D laboratories

Addressing Increasing Demand for Cargo Buildings

How we make and distribute goods has changed over the years, and today, the different stages of production are increasingly integrated. This has led to a sharp rise in demand for air cargo transportation.

Working with cargo-handling specialists at major airports worldwide, we are equipped to provide solutions that meet client requirements (airlines, air cargo terminal operators and forwarders/cargo-agents). We optimize building design to deliver any cargo building requested, whether conventional, high-bay, refrigerated, or fully automated.

Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Facilities

As airlines seek to maximize the use of their aircraft fleets around the world, the role of MRO facilities is becoming increasingly important. They are more than just working spaces. MRO facilities are part of a complex system that provides services for aircraft engines, airplane components, avionics, airframes, and line maintenance.

We can develop maintenance facilities for aircraft of any size.

Our structured and strong project management skills and advanced technical expertise enable us to contribute to any global project.