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How the aviation industry could help scale sustainable fuel production

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Demand for sustainable aviation fuel could outpace supply by 2030 without a significant increase in capacity. Forward-leaning aviation players use a combination of strategies to source SAF, including equity investments, to help scale the ecosystem.
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Aircraft MRO 2.0: The digital revolution
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A new survey suggests AI-powered advances could reshape aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul. But companies will need to embrace digital disruption.
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The talent gap: The value at stake for global aerospace and defense
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The aerospace and defense industry is under pressure from labor shortfalls and increasing demand. By focusing on five talent imperatives, it can unlock productivity and create value.
An engineer working on the engine of a commercial airliner in a large, airy hanger.
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What does the future hold for commercial-aviation maintenance?
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Demand for maintenance, repair, and overhaul services is trending up in commercial aviation, but the factors responsible for that increase will shift over the next decade.
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Core delegates

Emma Loxton
PartnerLondon
Works with companies across transport, aerospace, and defense industries to build and deliver strategies and improve commercial...
Varun Marya
Senior Partner and Global Leader, Advanced IndustriesBay Area
Global leader of McKinsey’s Advanced Industries practice, advises companies on strategic questions and challenges related...
Hugues Lavandier
Senior PartnerNew York
Advises energy, mining, and OEM companies on growth and portfolio strategies and evaluates corporate-finance opportunities; supports...
Vik Krishnan
Senior PartnerBay Area
Advises companies in the aviation, travel, and aerospace sectors on operational-performance improvement, digital transformation,...
Ryan Brukardt
Senior PartnerMiami
Advises global aerospace, defense, and space companies on achieving sustainable growth and operational excellence
Brooke Weddle
Senior PartnerWashington DC
Drives lasting change at scale for global organizations through digital transformation, operating-model redesign, enterprise...
Frank Coleman III
PartnerAtlanta
Serves Industrial clients on strategy and M&A, driven by value creation fundamentals and underpinned by complex technology investments...

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