With more than 40,000 specialists, Hamburg is one of the world's most important civil aviation locations. This is mainly due to the industry giants Airbus and Lufthansa Technik, Hamburg Airport, numerous research institutions, and hundreds of providers. To jointly promote their location companies, universities, associations, economic authorities, and other partners have come together. Network projects include the Centre for Applied Aviation Research, the Hamburg Aviation Forum, as well as joint specialist training, which all promote aviation innovations made in Hamburg.