Opinion: Threats Loom For Aerospace Raw Material Supplies

Credit: AeroDynamic analysis; ICF
There are many worries as the commercial aerospace supply chain ramps up to unprecedented production rates. Can aeroengine OEMs fix their new-engine teething problems? Can interior suppliers step up? Is there enough forging and casting capacity? Yet uncertainty of raw material supply could be the...
Kevin Michaels

Contributing columnist Kevin Michaels is managing director of AeroDynamic Advisory in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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