Civil aerospace news and insights from Forecast International
A year into the Boeing 737 MAX crisis and Spirit AeroSystems is feeling some pain. With production halted on the airframe at the beginning of 2020, the company has initiated …
Spirit AeroSystems Grows Airbus Content, Bolsters Defense Read More
What should have been a stellar 50th anniversary year for Airbus was tainted as the company took an eye-watering $4 billion in fines to settle fraud, bribery and corruption charges …
Airbus Prepares for Some Near-Term Turbulence Read More
Four years after it was split from Alcoa, Arconic itself is dividing into two companies: Arconic focused on rolled aluminum products and a new aerospace-focused operation, Howmet Aerospace. The new …
Split of Arconic Results in a New Howmet Aerospace Read More
Triumph Group’s restructuring efforts are coming to completion, with over a dozen operations divested so far. The transformation is part of the company’s “One Triumph” initiative begun some four years …
Triumph’s Restructuring Coming to a Close; Aerospace Structures on the Block Read More AVIC is the Airbus, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin of China. The firm consolidates all of China’s aviation activities under its aegis in one form or another. The goal behind its …
AVIC Acquisition Growth Slowing; Program Delays Continue Read More
Company now focused solely on business jets and rail transportation. Bombardier’s restructuring program continues to move along with its announcement that it will sell its aerostructures business to Spirit AeroSystems …
Bombardier Capping Restructuring with Aerostructures Sale to Spirit AeroSystems Read More
Data from Forecast International’s innovative Platinum Forecast System® 4.0 show that a total of 12,000 business jets will be produced during the 15-year period from 2019 through 2033. The Connecticut-based …
Stage Set for Business Jet Recovery – White Paper Read More
With aircraft production booming, all these new planes are going to need someone to fly them. For CAE this means long-term stability in its civil and defense pilot training operations.
CAE Expands Training to Meet Heightened Pilot Demand Read Moreby Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. The Airbus A320 family of narrowbody airliners is now the only application for the APS 3200 auxiliary power unit. Pratt & Whitney …
Airbus A320 Family Production Increases, Driving Demand for APS 3200 APUs Read More
Under a restructuring plan begun almost five years ago, Bombardier has radically narrowed its aerospace focus to business jets and aerostructure production. Three major divestitures have transformed the Canadian company …
A New Bombardier Aviation Is Formed as It Exits Commercial Aerospace Read More