Our vision

Symbolizing freedom, discovery and travel, airplanes bring people together and foster cultural exchange. They open up isolated areas and connect one place to another. The ycontribute to humanitarian operations. This is a source of motivation and pride for the aerospace industry and implies a certain duty and responsibility. 

Each flight must be safer than the one before it. Since the beginning, our projects have required constant innovation. By continuously investing in R&D, the member companies of GIFAS make research our sector’s best ally. 

This unparalleled capacity for research and development makes France the only country in the world, along with the United States, that is capable of designing and building a plane from A to Z. To maintain its contribution to the development of aviation and space activities, GIFAS ensures stellar cooperation between different fields of expertise within the French aerospace industry. 

We strive for all actors in the supply chain to be able to work together in the best possible synergy for the benefit of our clients and for everyone who has ridden in or been fascinated by aircraft.

Every innovation in the industry is devised and implemented with the environment (and environmental benefit) in mind. The aerospace sector is exemplary in that it was the first sector to make a concerted commitment to the fight against climate change, and it has long held this stance. Today, within France, GIFAS works within CORAC (the Civil Aviation Research Council) and with European and international partners to explore environmentally friendly technological solutions. 

The environmental performance of our sector is better and better. CO2 emissions per passenger have decreased by 80% over the past 60 years. To transport people while respecting our environment, GIFAS and the international aviation sector have contributed to implement CORSIA (Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation) measures from the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation).

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GIFAS works ceaselessly to always better anticipate and respond to the needs of the armed forces. Issues of security and national sovereignty go beyond France—they involve all of Europe.

In France, GIFAS is vigilant about the proper implementation of the “Loi de Programmation Militaire” 2019-2025, a military planning law that helps preserve our strategic autonomy and our defense capabilities. This is vital for the long-term development of our defense industry, which counts several thousand highly skilled jobs firmly anchored in French territory.

GIFAS also works with partners from other countries, in cooperation with the European Commission, to build a “powerful Europe”.

Its devotion is complete since this is the only way to manifest an autonomous and strategic European superpower.

The success of the aerospace industry depends on the talents of the people who are part of it. It is thus in our interest to attract the best skills while maintaining a policy of inclusion and diversity.

Moreover, in order to face tomorrow's challenges, GIFAS created the program “Industrie du Futur” inorder to assist SMEs with their digital transition.

Enhancing the competitiveness of over 300 of these economic actors means ensuring that our excellence will continue to reach new heights.