Industry News How the PNAA mastered the momentum Mastering the Momentum – this was the topic for this year’s Pacific Northwest Aerospace Association Conference (PNAA Conference), which just finished today at Lynnwood, State of Washington, in the Northwest of the United States - very close to Seattle and even closer to the Boeing Everett plant, where the aircraft Boeing 747, 777 and 787 are being manufactured. (more…)
Industry News Highlights from the Aviation Forum 2014 in Hamburg – brief and to the point Storm or no storm – this was one of the crucial questions when the Aviation Forum 2014 started – as in 2013, storm “Xaver” was the reason why many participants of the Aviation Forum had to leave earlier.This time, everybody was lucky: the predicted storm staid an announcement without consequences. So there were no time-wise restrictions to discuss crucial issues derived from the motto of the conference: “Strategic Evolution of the Aerospace Value Chain: Strategies – Concepts – Solutions”. (more…)
Industry News Trends from the SpeedNews aerospace fair in Toulouse – brief and to the point More than 80 delegates, primarily decision-makers from OEMs and tier-1 suppliers, met at the 15th SpeedNews aerospace suppliers’ fair in Toulouse from September 15 to 17, 2014. The organizer, Joanna Speed, welcomed Matthias Gramolla, Head of Procurement Strategy and Services at Airbus, as keynote speaker. Similar to previous SpeedNews conferences, there was a effectual mix consisting ofProduct and forecast presentations by OEMsPresentations by major engine manufacturers and noted tier-1 suppliersAssessments of the industry’s current trends given by consultancies and banksPlus a panel discussion on the last day of the fairFrom the various presentations and discussions I was able to discern the following trend topics: (more…)
