Pilatus enters the playing field at a key moment for Seville. The Swiss company’s establishment in the province coincides with the consolidation of the city as the headquarters of the Spanish Space Agency—now marking three years in the Andalusian capital—and with an unstoppable growth cycle in the Andalusian aerospace sector.

The decision by the Swiss company to invest in the province is a clear sign of industrial maturity, positioning Seville as a hub capable of attracting new manufacturers and expanding its productive base in a strategic sector.

The province of Seville concentrates around 70% of Andalusia’s aerospace business ecosystem, according to data from Andalucía Aerospace. Of the nearly 150 companies operating in the sector across the region, more than one hundred are located in Seville and its metropolitan area, making it the main aerospace industrial node in southern Spain. This concentration is also reflected economically: the Andalusian aerospace sector closed 2024 with a record turnover of €2.914 billion and 15,496 direct jobs, after growing by nearly 7% in a single year.

The historic backbone of this production system remains Airbus. The Airbus Defence and Space plant in San Pablo, next to Seville Airport, directly employs around 3,500 people and is one of the group’s most important industrial facilities in Europe. Among other activities, it hosts the final assembly line of the A400M, as well as engineering, testing, support, and training operations. Its real impact goes far beyond these figures, as it acts as a driving force for a powerful network of supplier companies that multiplies employment and economic activity in the province—now joined by Pilatus.

Pilatus will carry out industrial activities in Seville linked to the manufacturing of structural components and systems for aircraft such as the PC-24, integrating these operations into its global supply chain.

Alongside this aeronautical base, an institutional space dimension has been added since 2023. The designation of Seville as the headquarters of the Spanish Space Agency (AEE) has placed the city at the center of national space sector governance. Now fully operational, the agency generates highly qualified employment and acts as a catalyst for projects, specialized events, and relationships with the European Space Agency and industry.

Source: La Razón