Aerospace & Defense Insights
Report
Space: The $1.8 trillion opportunity for global economic growth
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As the space economy expands, it could create value for multiple industries and solve many of the world’s most pressing challenges.
Interview
Rolls-Royce in transformation: An interview with Nikki Grady-Smith
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To thrive in the aerospace sector, companies must go far beyond small-scale, incremental changes and transform their entire business.
Interview
CEO and chairman Sean Doyle on British Airways’ transformation
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From retrofitting planes to overhauling its website and upgrading its lounges, British Airways’ £7 billion transformation plan puts the customer first.
Article
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.
Article
Improving productivity in low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing
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As demand soars, companies in commercial aerospace and other industrial sectors need new ramp-up strategies for low-volume, high-complexity products.
Featured collection
Collection
Finding clear air: Navigating the turbulence in commercial aerospace
This compendium, created for the 2024 Farnborough International Airshow, contains insights relevant to all commercial aerospace stakeholders.
Featured Blog
Future Air Mobility blog
Perspectives and analyses on urban air mobility, drones, electric aviation, and more
Featured Interviews
Interview
Demand for efficient airplanes persists: An interview with Darren Hulst
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McKinsey speaks to Darren Hulst, vice president of Boeing’s Commercial Marketing division, to discuss the latest industry...
Interview
Mars exploration pushes the boundaries of AI: An interview with NASA’s Vandi Verma
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Take a seat at Mission Control as NASA’s Vandi Verma details the AI and software powering the Mars rovers and how her field...
Interview
Making aerospace ‘diverse and dynamic’: An interview with Airbus U.S.’s Debra Facktor
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One of the highest-ranking female executives in the aerospace industry foresees a space economy—and a space workforce—that...