Global Aerospace Supply Chains Are No Longer Low-Cost At Any Cost

Boeing-Tata joint venture
Boeing-Tata joint venture is part of U.S. OEM’s shift of some low-cost overseas work from China to India.
Credit: Boeing
For decades, the supplier base behind Western aircraft production was headed in only one direction: out and away. As globalization intensified, OEMs from Airbus and Boeing to Bombardier outsourced and offshored significant portions of their supply to low-cost countries in the Asia-Pacific, Latin...
Michael Bruno

Based in Washington, Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense businesses, supply chains and related issues.

Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews. 

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