Aerospace Industry

Hamburg — It's time to prepare for the upcoming Aircraft Interiors Expo 2009, taking place March 31-April 2, in Hamburg, Germany. Aircraft Interiors Expo is the world's largest trade show for airline interior design and airline cabin systems engineering. Every conceivable product type for interiors will be on show from seating and fabrics through to in-flight entertainment and communications technologies, galley systems and food service equipment, lavatories, lighting, laminates, floor coverings, refurbishment and cabin maintenance products, safety equipment and more. In 2008, the show attracted some 12,000 trade visitors from over 70 countries and nearly 200 airlines, an increase of 2% over the previous year. Once again, the highest number of trade visitors from outside of Germany came from the United States. More than 1,000 U.S. visitors came to see the latest developments in cabin interiors. As Aircraft Interiors Expo will be held at New Hamburg Fair (halls B4-B7), the show will benefit from a state-of-the-art exhibition environment. On the exhibitor side, there will be over 500 companies at Aircraft Interiors Expo, some 100 or nearly 20% of which will come from the United States. There will also be a dedicated zone for exhibitors of Inflight Services.

Exhibitor Support Program (ESP)

The U.S. Commercial Service will be present to work with U.S. exhibitors at the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2009. We will be able to support you with a variety of services, including market research, assistance in finding suitable business partners and other customized services, all designed to promote your exports before, during and after the show:

• Focused email promotion of U.S. exhibitors to local contacts in the aerospace industry (FREE)
• Product listing on BuyUSA.gov Germany to generate additional leads (Featured U.S. Exporter for USD 150)
• On-site counseling, market research, interpreting, and logistics assistance (FREE)
• Follow-up with leads after the show per agreement with sector specialist (FREE)

If you are interested in using our support services at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2009, please fill out the AIX 2009 – U.S. Exhibitor Registration Form below.

Your U.S. Commercial Service Contacts

At the show, commercial specialists Moritz Holst and Florian Tremmel Müller will be working the floor for U.S. exhibitors. To request additional support leading up to Aircraft Interiors Expo 2009, or to receive advice on the German market, please contact U.S. Commercial Service aerospace specialists for Germany:

Moritz Holst
U.S. Commercial Service Munich
Phone: (011-49-89) 28 88-754
Moritz.Holst@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov

Florian Tremmel
U.S. Commercial Service Munich
Phone: (011-49-89) 28 88-752
Florian.Tremmel@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov

For more information about Aircraft Interiors Expo 2009 please see Information for Visitors.

*Note on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR): Both the U.S. Commercial Service and Munich Trade Fairs International are proactively engaged in defending American companies against counterfeit and copyright infringement. Please see our guidelines about IPR at Trade Fairs in Europe on our website. It shows how exhibitors can be supported on this very important subject.
Also see information about the Commerce Department’s Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!) and the State Department’s online Publication on intellectual property.

AIX 2009 — Registration for Exhibitor Support