Business Report Global Aircraft Manufacturing Industry

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: Distinction, Deakin University (Faculty of Business and Law), course: Strategic Management, language: English, abstract: The purpose of this report is to analyse the attractiveness of the aircraft manufacturing industry. Research for this report includes information from journal articles, newspapers, and analysis of actions of the main competitors. The major findings indicated that the aircraft manufacturing industry has undergone extensive changes since the late 1990’s. Despite the negative effects of environmental change like the terrorism acts of September 11, 2001 and diseases like SARS on air travel, the aircraft industry is still attractive for new entrants. The long-term growth rate caused by globalisation, governmental support, and general need for more mobility show that there is still a large demand for aircrafts of all sizes. Due to the industry’s attractiveness, it is highly recommendable to enter the industry. Companies considering this should be aware of the high volatility in the market as well as the huge capital investments needed for the development process. [...]

Covers: structure of the global large civil aircraft industry and the market, determinants of competitiveness, government policies influencing competitiveness, overview and comparison of R&D, Western European government budgets, aircraft agreements, and more. Glossary and bibliography. 30 charts, tables and graphs.

The Aerospace Industry Report 4th Edition addresses aerospace manufacturing and the national economy, the international economy, and the global aerospace marketplace. It also includes data on the U.S. aerospace workforce, aerospace clusters, the financial state of the aerospace industry, cyber security, the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the U.S national airspace system, and America's role in space are also addressed. The report concludes with a summary of forecasts from different sources and an outlook for the industry for 2015 and beyond. The Aerospace Industry Report 4th Edition is over 300 pages long and includes over 200 pages of facts, figures, and tables filled with data on the industry.

Scientific Study from the year 2007 in the subject Business economics - Operations Research, grade: 1,0, University of Southern California (Business Faculty), course: Strategic Management, 64 entries in the bibliography, language: English, comment: -Great conclusion and recommendation - spot on! -Impressive list of references and good sources -Overall: Excellent report -Other thoroughly enjoyed reading such a well-written and well researched in-depth report., abstract: Executive Summary: The purpose of this report is to provide a Strategic Management Report with detailed strategic analyses of the dominant civil aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing.The discussion main part of this report is separated into internal and external analyses, which are reasoned in greater detail and supported with reasonable graphs and tables in the attached Appendices. Finally, conclusions are drawn as to which is the more strategic savvy and which company has the more sustainable enterprise; and there is a recommendation given in which company a potential investor should rather invest in. Airbus and Boeing are having a neck-and-neck race in the aircraft industry for jets over 100 seats between Airbus and Boeing about the market leadership. After Airbus overtook its rival the first time in 2001 in terms of aircraft order and delivery, it stayed in front the last years until Boeing got back on top in 2006. The aircraft manufacturing industry is constantly growing, a global market and had a size of US$ 63 billion revenues in 2006. It is characterized by high entry barriers and investment in R&D and by a duopoly with Airbus and Boeing having a market share of 86% for aircrafts over 100 seats. At the moment Airbus is in weaker financial position than its competitor. Boeing had an average year in 2006 with a moderate and good profitability, whereas Airbus is not in the red, but it is remarkable that the company had a bad year caused by the production and delivery problems with the A38

This report assesses the effectiveness of China’s industrial policies, using China’s commercial aviation manufacturing industry as a case study. It evaluates China’s efforts to create a national champion in this industry, and analyzes foreign manufacturers’ efforts to protect key technologies when setting up production facilities there. It also offers policy options for foreign governments responding to Chinese policies.

Project Report from the year 2007 in the subject Business economics - Business Ethics, Corporate Ethics, grade: 85%, Macquarie University (Graduate Accounting and Commerce Centre), course: Veranstaltung International Marketing (post-graduate unit), language: English, abstract: This report examines Airbus, one of two major players in the global aircraft manufacturing industry. Recent findings indicate that Airbus might have showed unethical business behavior in convincing customers to purchase its aircraft. After presenting and analyzing these allegations and updating potentially unethical conduct by Airbus to the present day, this report continues to discuss the topic of ethics in general. It is then elaborated how ethics are applied within the aircraft manufacturing industry by its two main players Boeing and Airbus. Following this, tools such as a PESTLE analysis and a SWOT analysis of Airbus are presented. Based on the findings of these analyses, recommendations for Airbus are formulated and examined with regard to practicability and feasibility aspects. Recommendations will be divided into short-, medium- and long-term strategies. Finally, this report will conclude by summarizing the findings and giving an outlook to Airbus’ position in the global marketplace.

Deregulation, higher costs, foreign competition, and financial risks are causing profound changes in civil aviation. These trends are reviewed along with growing federal involvement in trade, technology transfer, technological developments in airframes and propulsion, and military-civil aviation relationships. Policy options to preserve the strength and effectiveness of civil aircraft manufacturing are offered.