Aerospace Industry Aims For Reset Amid Growth Pains

Airbus fuselage under construction in factory

Airbus is slowly increasing production rates at its new A320neo-family assembly line in Toulouse.

Credit: Airbus
The aerospace and defense industry is heading into its most prominent gathering this year flush with orders amid booming demand, but execution problems have evoked a sense of crisis. As company executives convene in the chalets of the Farnborough International Airshow, much discussion there is...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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