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Who will Ultimately Win the Aerospace Race: US, Europe, China, or Russia?
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Contents
Dreamliner 787 Overly Globalized? Outsourced? Boeings Evolution of Globalization/Outsourcing Aircraft Dreamliner 787: Over-Globalization of Frame Production? Boeings Aggressive Global Sourcing Strategy Illustrative China Case Highly Complex Global Supply Chain Leads to Major Challenges
Airbus Globalization Airbus 350XWB Globalization Strategy Airbus A350XWB - Frame Production Concentrated in Europe Airbus 350XWB: Globalization of Supply Chain China and Russias Unique Models: Glocal-ization Strategies China Market: Foreign Investors: hunger for China Opportunity Road Forward: China Focusing Initially on Single-Aisle & Regional Jets Chinas Glocalization Strategy China / Russia Partnership for Aircraft Development/Production? The Ilyushin Il-96 Considerations for the Future of Aircraft Production Competition in the Global Supply Chain Immense USD100 billion
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1. Boeings Evolution of Globalization/Outsourcing Aircraft Production/Development Parts built by the IAM union of Boeing workers
SOUTH KOREA
COMPANY ENGINEERS
JAPAN
COMPANY ENGINEERS
UNITED STATES
COMPANY ENGINEERS
Korean Air NA
Wing tips Tail Cone
NA
NA
AUSTRALIA
COMPANY ENGINEERS
130
80
Center wing box fuselage section
100 300
NA
250
Goodrich Aerostructures:
Inboard flaps
160 95
CANADA
COMPANY ENGINEERS Wing to body fairing assembly
ENGLAND
COMPANY ENGINEERS wing box
Boeing:
Vertical fin (Boeing Everett plant):
Messier Dowty
TOTAL ENGINEERS:
Plus 200 support staff (Everett)
4,925
FRANCE
COMPANY ENGINEERS COMPANY
ITALY
ENGINEERS
Latecoere
NA
Alenia
770
SWEDEN
COMPANY ENGINEERS
Main landing gear doors (body) Main landing gear doors (wing)
Saab
Aft cargo door Forward cargo door
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Numbers of engineers are projections for the end of 2005 made by Boeings first -tier partners, and may not include all engineering specialties. Production workers are not included.
Source: Boeing
SYSTEMS
Air Conditioning /Pressurization Autoflight Communications Electrical Power Equipment/Furnishings Fire Protection Flight Controls Fuel Hydraulic Power Ice and Rain Protection Indicating/Recording Systems Landing Gear Lights Navigation Oxygen Pneumatic Vacuum Water/Waste Diagnostic and Maintenance Information Systems Nitrogen Auxiliary Power Cargo and Accessory Compartments
Quick Electronics Print hardware, servers in support of Boeing IT hardware Baoji Group Ltd. Titanium ingot, plate & sheet Hong Yuan Aviation Forging & Casting Industry Company 747 titanium forgings since 1984 Xian Aircraft Company 737 Next Generation vertical fin 747 trailing edge ribs, floor beams, detailed parts, and subassemblies 747-8 trailing edge flaps
Shenyang Aircraft Company 737 aft fuselage subassemblies 787 vertical fin leading edge, single source BHA Aero Composites Company, Ltd. 737 composite panels and parts (flight deck, close out panels, dorsal fin, wing to body fairing, cover panels, wing fixed trailing edge, wing fixed leading edge, tail cone, interior parts, secondary composite structures) 747 miscellaneous composite parts and structures 767 and 777 wing fixed tailing edges and dry bay barriers; empennage panels, interior parts, secondary composite structures 777 flight deck interior panels 787 trailing edge panels for the vertical fin, interior parts, secondary composite structures Shanghai Aviation Industry Company 737 horizontal stabilizers Taikoo Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd. (TAECO) 747 parts, subassemblies 747 boeing converted Freighter modification program * June 2007 Source: Boeing, About us: Boeing in China.
Shenyang
Tianjin
Hanzhong
Chengdu Aircraft Industries 737 forward entry and over-wing exit doors (a subcontract from Vought Aerospace, USA) 747-8 ailerons and spoilers, single source; horizontal stabilizer parts and subassemblies (a subcontract from Vought Aerospace, USA) 787 rudder, single source (sole provider of this assembly) Southwest Aluminum 747 aluminum forgings
Xian
Shanghai
Chongqing
Boeing tried to outsource 90% of frame, but failed to achieve such a high a level of global deployment In retrospect, our 787 game plan may have been overly ambitious, incorporating too many first all at once in the application of new technologies, in revolutionary design-and-build processes, and in increased global sourcing of engineering and manufacturing content Boeing CEO Jim McNerney
Break in Communication Ling between Chicago HQ and Seattle Operations and, Within Operations, Outsourced Jobs Results in Loss of Critical Tribal Knowledge Loss of Tribal Knowledge. Aggressive global outsourcing results in significant reduction of key staff in Final Assembly and enormous loss of Tribal Knowledge. Tribal knowledge is key to producing airplanes. Acquired on job over long time, it is the key ingredient in the development of a new plane. It is the shared method of performing countless daily tasks efficiently and in coordinating with colleagues. In short, it is the grease that cuts frictions through the assembly process. Broken Communication/Management Link Chicago Headquarter and Seattle Operations. Headquarter moved to Chicago after 85 years in Seattle. Labor unions complain the move drove a wedge between executives in Seattle-are rank and file. But the benefit is being in international city, for sales, hiring and so forth.
Source: Reuters
1.2 USD14 billion Launch Costs: Drives Global Subsidies, Global Partnerships
Not Possible for Boeing to Finance alone the USD13.6 bn Project Launch Costs
Given that 2 models are being built, the launch costs are covered by domestic and foreign subsidies, as well as Boeing's risk-sharing partners.
Funding Source Washington State Kansas State States Bidding on FAL State of Washington Japanese Government Amount $3.2 billion $200 million $500 million $16 million Form B&O Tax Reduction Interest Free Bond, 20year Subsidy for retrofitting 747 to carry planes 787 Rail Barge Subsidies and loans to MHI, KHI, Fuji Subsidy to Alenia from Italian Government Risk-sharing contribution Item Final Assembly Nose & Cockpit Production Transport 787 Rail Barge Wing &Fuselage (35% state in frames) Rear Fuselage (13% state in frames) Non-airframe suppliers 787 Launch Funding Aid Type Production Subsidy Interest Free Bond Production Subsidy Production Subsidy
$1.6billion
Production Subsidy
November 9, 2010 emergency landing on test flight due to a fire due to foreign debris in electrical cabinets. Electrical systems and power panel are built by Hamilton Sundstrand.
USD 4 - 5 billion
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787
50
A350XWB
45
40
A320 B737
SUCCESSOR
35
30
A380
25
MRJ
20
A321
15
A320-200
10
A340-600
737 747
767
A300-600
MD-11 MD-90
ARJ21-700
0 DC9 1965
1970
10
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1.3 Carbon Composite Weight Reduction: Nice in Theory, Very Difficult in Practice
Carbon Composite Challenges
According to Spirit, composite material lay-down rates are far below projections The initial goal was 100 lbs/hr with a single-head machine
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Very Poor or Lacking Documentation Production records on deferred work were found to be incomplete or lost in transfer resulting in a loss of configuration control Assembly work was found to be completed incorrectly only after assemblies reached the Final Assembly Lines. Root causes Oversight not adequate for the high level of outsourcing in assembly and integration Qualification of low-wage, trained-on-the-job workers that had no previous aerospace experience Significant amount of change engineering work Inadequate supplier capabilities in design, e.g. Vought had no engineering department when selected Oversight not adequate for the high level of outsourcing in detailed design Weight growth and subsequent weight saving changes Late Definition Boeing admitted responsibility for a shortfall in wiring shipments Late specification indicated by supplier as root cause
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1.5 Hyper-Global Supply Chain: Possible to Manage a Fully Global Supply Chain?
City of origin Major parts traveling to Everett Pieces traveling to be assemblies into larger parts Everet t
FROM ASIA
Vertical fin leading edge and rubber Shipped from China to Frederickson
FROM EUROPE
Horizontal stabilizer flown from Italy to Everett
AVIC (Shenyang)
Everett
Vertical fin assembled in Frederickson and trucked to Everett Nacelles sent from Chula Vista* to Everett
Pylon fairing and main landing gear doors moved by rail to Everett
Frederickson
Derby
Nose landing gear FRANCE Toulouse from Gloucester to ITALY Wichita Loggia Passenger entry doors Grottaglie shipped from Toulouse to Charleston
Nose section assembled in Wichita and flown to Everett Engine pylons moved by rail from Wichita to Everett Fuselage sections flown from Japan to Charleston Movable leading edges moved by rail from Tulsa to Everett
FROM AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA
Melbourne
Movable trailing edges and inboard flaps from Melbourne shipped to Everett
Source: Boeing
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1.5 Global Supply Chain: Process Riddled with Challenges and Gross Mistakes
Problems with 787 Launch
Corroborating source believed to be Vought internal (Design News, 1st March 2008) Ship 2 went to Seattle 2 months late from last schedule change
Several 1000 parts short and no insulation, wrong hardware, no system components, full of FOD and unworked discrepancies generated by Vought
Stringer wrinkles and delaminating going undetected by Vought quality No inventory control oversight and accountability Inability to attract competent technicians to the facility Novice student inspectors, no competent management organization in-house Ships 3, 4, 5, and 6 all have more defects than the fatigue model Delivery delayed 5 weeks due to damage sustained in production at Global Aeronautica Incorrectly installed fasteners, non-compliance by temp worker Ad-hoc FAA inspection highlighted FOD issues and workers bringing in their own tools Spirit S41 structure 100% complete Center fuselage systems installation targeted to be 50% complete on delivery Vought aft body section S47/S48 structure 98% complete, systems 87% complete, including THSA as well as potable and waste water tanks
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1.6 Summary of Challenges with Hyper-Globalization of Boeing 787 3 Years of Delays USD4 billion overrun FAA stops flying in Jan 2013 Challenges and problems in the 787 model resulted in 3 years of delays, approximately $4 billion additional costs FAA orders Boeing to stop flying the 787 in January, 2013
4 major strikes in the past 2 decades caused loss of 200 days of production. Machinists in South Carolina, a right-to-work state, voted against IAM representation. FAA had concerns about the heat dissipation through the composite skins. Parts shortages: insufficient supply of frames, clips, brackets, and floor beams. Root causes are:
NDI (non-destructive inspection) / QA not supporting production rate demand. Lack of NDI / QA personnel and equipment at T-2 and T-3 suppliers. Deferral of NDI testing from T-2 and T-3 to Tier-1 partners to expedite pre-assembly
Repeated NDFastener shortages, primarily affecting but not limited to Mitsubishi. Root causes:
Late changes to sleeved fastener design for lightening strike protection Alcoa unable to meet demand in time
To tackle the parts shortages Boeing has now taken a consolidated approach to inventory management across the supply chain.
Rumored that GE GenX and Rolls-Royce Trend 1000 both missed SFC by a 2 4%
Airbus Globalization
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Reducing costs by divesting from non-core to future requirements: 1) Those that make lower level composite component, or 2) Employ older metal bending fuselage assembly technologies
The risk-sharing partners expected to absorb $2.5 billion of the A350 development costs Critical aspect for risk-sharing partners to be successful: Ensure they have the financial and technical capabilities, along with the engineering workforce available to design and build composite structures. Conditions for risk-sharing partners are that they need to pay for component development costs, as well as be completive in terms of recurring costs (production) in US$ terms. Looking at 10 potential risk-sharing partners from Europe, Asia, the US and Latin America.
MOUs are already in place for China, South Korea, and Russia.
Source: Strategic Destruction of the North American and European Commercial Aircraft Industry: Implications of the System Integration Business Model by David Pritchard and Alan MacPherson
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GERMANY
Aft Fuselage Airbus Deutschland Stade | Germany
FRANCE
Fixed Leading Edge Spirit Aerosystems Europe St Nazaire | France
UNITED STATES
Center Fuselage Spirit Aerosystems Kinston | US
Movable Leading edge GKN Aerospace De Munich | Germany Horizontal Stabilizer Rockwell Collins Cedar Rapids | US Vertical Tailplane Airbus Deutschland Stade | Germany
Pylon Airbus France Toulouse | France Keel Beam Air France Nantes | France
SPAIN
Horizontal Tail plane Aernnova Getafe | Spain
AUSTRIA
winglets FACC Ried | Austria Rear Fuselage Airbus Spain GetafeSpain
ENGLAND
Fixed Trailing Edge GKN UK Filton | UK
Source: Airbus
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Rudder: Harbin St Nazaire Belly fairing: Harbin St Nazaire Wing leading edge: St Nazaire Broughton Wing cover: Getafe Broughton
UK Nordenham
1
Harbin
Stade
Gloucester
5
CHINA
Filton
Bremen
Bremen, Germany Sub assembly line for wing
Nantes
Doors (MLG/Nose): Corona St Nazaire
St Nazaire, France Sub assembly line for front fuselage and centre fuselage
Center fuselage: Kinston St Nazaire
St Nazaire
Front fuselage assembly and equipping: forward fuselage and nose
FRANCE
After fuselage assembly and equipping: U/L shells and Tailcone
Toulouse
Toulouse, France Final assembly line produce Pylon.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Forward fuselage: Nordenham Hamburg Upper/lower shells: Stade Hamburg Center wing box and keel beam: Nantes St Nazaire Fixed trailing edge: Filton Broughton Landing gear: Gloucester Filton
Source: Airbus
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SYSTEMS
Air Conditioning /Pressurization Autoflight Communications Electrical Power Equipment/Furnishings Fire Protection Flight Controls Fuel Hydraulic Power Ice and Rain Protection Indicating/Recording Systems Landing Gear Lights Navigation Oxygen Pneumatic Vacuum Water/Waste Diagnostic and Maintenance Information Systems Nitrogen Auxiliary Power Cargo and Accessory Compartments
Source: Airbus
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Hong Yuan Aviation Forging & Casting Titanium forging parts Xian Aircraft Industry Company Access doors for wide-bodied aircraft Wing fixed trailing edges Medium air ducts
Harbin Shenyang
Hafei Aviation Industry Co., Ltd. HTP leading edge ribs and torsion box
Shenyang Aircraft Company Produces and assembles emergency exit doors Manufactures: -Fixed leading wing edges and ribs -A320 cargo doors -Skin plates
Xian
Shanghai
Guizhou Nanchang
* July 2007 Source: Airbus S.A.S., Airbus in China; Airbus S.A.S., Airbus in China: Milestones
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2.2 Yet A Great Leap Forward: Airbus Moves Final Assembly of A320s to China
Migration of Assembly Functions to China
Labor Force
1,000 employees
Functions:
Tianjin. Three-party joint venture with Tianjin Free Trade Zone and Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
Operational Commencement
September 2008
36 A320 planes
Source: All Publically Available Information; Tianjin Economic Development Area (TEDA), Company Website 23
3 13 5 4
3 12 5 7
2 9
6 15
2 7
6 18
4 3 5 5
8 6 14
22
75
73
68
67
61
19
A310-100 Composites
A320-200 Titanium
A380
A350 XWB
Miscellaneous
Source: Airbus: Metal Materials in Airbus A380 24
Composites Introduction
1980
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2000
2010
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KUEHNE+NAGEL
Transformation Plan during implementation (i.e Toulouse)
September 2008
BLAGNAC JLL ST ELOI SEOR TIT CLEMENT ADER L. BREGUET ATHOS HARDWARD & FASTENERS 7P2 BOOKING EUROCENTRE
September 2008
BLAGNAC JLL ST ELOI SEOR TIT CLEMENT ADER L. BREGUET ATHOS HARDWARD & FASTENERS 7P2 BOOKING EUROCENTRE
Take over of over 360 employees (providers & AIRBUS) in one year with 4 different collectives agreement and 5 different HR policies Smooth transition with 0 day of work stoppage
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FHS Component: FHS Airbus vendor: Component stock, pool access, logistics And repair for Airbus LRUs only Component stock, Pool access, logistics and Repair for all components Including Airbus LRUS
In-House
Outsourced
Source: Airbus: Airbus Material, Logistics and Suppliers,, MOR Conference in Dallas, 2009
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3.1 China Market: Foreign Investors Hunger for the China Market
230% Increase in Aircraft Needed in China by 2028
New Deliveries 2028 Existing Fleet 2010
12,000
10,000
5,000
Aircraft (units)
8,000
6,000
4,000
6,567
3,165 1,150
1,383
826
2,000
1,100
702
1,050
423
1,000
447
600
387
550
507
500
544
480
479
0
US China UK
Germany
India
Russia
Ireland
Australia
Japan
Brazil
USD millions
CAGR 11.8%
51 21
69
25
0
13
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Other
Domestic
Total Aircraft
14
1,383
Airbus 36%
Boeing 53%
2015
2013
2016
20XX
3.4 Road Forward: China Focusing Initially on Single-Aisle & Regional Jets
Chinas 3,165 New Aircraft = 12% of Future Global Demand Future Global Aircraft Deliveries (2009 2028)
China % of Future Aircraft Demand (2009 2028) Global Demand China Portion 26,500 3,165
Twin-Aisle , 6,250
Source: Airbus, Airbus Global Market Forecast, von Tronchin, March 2010, other Public Sources
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Shenyang
AVIC: Xian Aerostructure: Wing box Aileron Trailing edge flap Leading edge slat Center fuselage AVIC: Nanchang Shanghai
AVIC: Hongdu AVIC: Chengdu Aerostructure: Nose Hongdu Aerostructure: Forward fuselage
Source: COMAC
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Liebherr Parker Rockwell Collins CFM International Eaton Corporation Hamilton Sundstrand Eaton Corporation Kidde Aerospace Liebherr Honeywell Parker Aerospace Rockwell Collins Eaton Corporation Albany Engineered Composite
Oxygen Equipment Flight Deck Panel Assemblies Interior Components Engines Lighting Equipment Electric Power System Primary Flight Control Fire Protection AMS, Landing Gear Auxiliary Power Unit Door System Fuel, Hydraulic, Flight Controls Avionics Flight Deck Control Suite Engine Interface Control System
C919
AVIC: Shenyang
AVIC: Shanghai Shenyang Sub-assembly line final assembly line Vertical stabilizer Horizontal leading edge
AVIC: Xian Forward fuselage Center fuselage Aft fuselage Wings Nacelles
Xian Chengdu
Shanghai
Source: COMAC
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Fisher Advanced Composites Interior Components General Electric Goodrich Hella Aerospace Hamilton Sundstrand Honeywell Kidde Aerospace Liebherr MPC Products Corporation Parker Aerospace Rockwell Collins
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE
Engines Lighting Equipment Electric Power System Primary Flight Control Fire Protection AMS, Landing Gear Auxiliary Power Unit Door System Fuel, Hydraulic, Flight Controls Avionics Wiper System, Windshield Heater System Flight Deck Control Suite Windshields and Window Openers Engine Interface Control System Crew Seats
ARJ21
Engine parts
Embraer
Training Engineering Manufacturing / Assembly Sourcing Service Sales
Diamond
O O O O O O
O O O O O O O O O O O
O O
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3.7 Paving the Road for the Future: Chinas Twin-Aisle and Jumbo Jets
Develop Homegrown China Aircraft > Compete with Boeing, Airbus, Embraer
Chinas Future Aircraft (2020 2030)
2010
2016
2020?
?
2020?
Aircraft Type: Extensions of C919, possible Twin-Aisle version Development: : COMAC and joint ventures with foreign suppliers to jointly research and develop the platform systems In- Service: 2020 - 2025
Aircraft Type: Jumbo Jet Development: COMAC and joint ventures with local domestic suppliers to jointly research and develop the platform systems In- Service: 2020 2030
Source: Chinese Aerospace Market Research 41
Airframe Production in China: Technology Acquisition through Offsets and Acquisitions (FACC) Chinas labor costs are at least 4 times lower than those that prevail in Europe and North America important in light of the labor-intensive nature of certain aspects of the airframe production process Western components are readily available to install on Chinese airframes engines, avionics, hydraulics, fly-by-wire systems. Result is that Chinese aircraft that are endowed with proven Western and/or Russian systems, cheap Chinese airframes, and performance characteristics that match US FAA and EU JAA technical and safety standards. China starting production effort with state-of-the-art machine tools and fixtures, new materials handling processes, Western design software, and advanced engineering procedures. As such, they will technologically leapfrog the west. Chinese government has the investment capital and political determination required for massive and sustained industry support. China will be able to pump-prime its domestic aerospace industry by mandating the purchasing behavior of Chinese airlines. This is non-tariff trade barrier of immense significance at the global level.
Source: The emergence of a new international competitor in the commercial aircraft sector: The China syndrome by Alan MacPherson
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Nose section Forward Fuselage Aft Fuselage Empennages: vertical and horizontal tail surfaces
Novosibirsk (NAPO)
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SYSTEMS
Air Conditioning /Pressurization Autoflight Communications Electrical Power Equipment/Furnishings Fire Protection Flight Controls Fuel Hydraulic Power Ice and Rain Protection Indicating/Recording Systems Landing Gear Lights Navigation Oxygen Pneumatic Vacuum Water/Waste Diagnostic and Maintenance Information Systems Nitrogen Auxiliary Power Cargo and Accessory Compartments
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Beijing, China - (WAPA) - "Vedomosti" published today some declarations by Russia's United Aviation Corp and China's Commerical Aircraft Corp about a joint-venture which aims to develop and produce a new long-haul aircraft based on the airframe of the Ilyushin Il-96 aircraft. The agreement is going to be sealed during Vladimir Putin's visit to China next month. The joint-venture headquarters will be in China, that will fund the programme. Russia is expected to provide technology. "Vedomosti" also reported that separately, Russia's Rosoboronexport agreed with China to supply aircraft engines in a contract valued more than 700 million dollars. No more details are available since the agency quoted a person it did not identify. The Ilyushin Il-96 is a modern long-range civil aircraft and the first Russian-made widebody. It is equipped with fly-by-wire controls and modern technologies. Only 29 exemplars were built, most of them purchased by Aeroflot. The airplane boosts the title of one of the most secure aircraft worldwide, as since its first deployment during the 1990s, it has never suffered any kind of accident.
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COMAC
UAC Embraer Boeing Boeing Airbus Airbus Mitsubishi Kawasaki
China
Russia Brazil US US Europe Europe Japan Japan
Source: Exolus
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Financing and technology. Next generation of LCAs will rely heavily on composite materials, advanced avionics, radically improved engines, and new airframe designs.
New entrants face established, fiscally strong brands with global support infrastructure in place. The provision of Boeing and Airbus of training, spare parts and managerial support to airlines and to other aircraft manufacturers contributes to their strong market reputation. New entrants must consider providing these functions in addition to building and supporting a competitive product.
It is unclear to what extent, the private sector will control aircraft design and production in China and Russia. Both governments have allocated funds for the creation of integrated aircraft manufacturing centers; China allocated nearly $3 billion for its program, while it is our preliminary understanding that Russia has spent $1 billion to create a design and manufacturing center near Moscow. Their LCA plans likely will provide an opportunity to consolidate fragmented manufacturing capabilities and develop R&D and sales and support capabilities.
In China, the FAA has opened a new office to support the FAA certification of the ARJ21, even though no US airline has purchased the aircraft.
Source: New entrants face established, fiscally strong brands with global support infrastructure in place by Peder Andersen, April 2009
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Industrial offset agreements are typically designed to provide importers with a negotiated production share for the final product, usually in return for guaranteed sales. For example, most of the Boeing 747s operated by Chinas state-owned airlines fly with wing leading edges and various other sub-assemblies that were manufactured in China. Major industrial offsets are possible only under regulatory conditions where the importing nation has public control over the end customer (e.g, and airline or other state-owned industry). If Airbus negotiated offset agreements with Chinese manufacturers, then the Chinese government ensures that domestic airlines will buy Airbus products. This type of arrangement becomes more complex when the end-user is not closely regulated or controlled by the state. A further factor that complicates matters is that industrial offsets involving technology transfer are usually regulated by the government of the exporting nation to ensure that sensitive or critical expertise is not internationally diffused. For systems integrators such as Boeing and Airbus, major industrial offsets at the international level have increasingly been accompanied by risk-sharing agreements. China has yet to become a significant risksharing partner in any of the aircraft programs of these two companies, but things may soon change in this regard. Systems integration is a cost-driven strategy that involves extensive subcontracting for parts production. The SI has minimal involved in manufacturing, but instead acts as a kit builder (e.g, final assembly). Under risk sharing in the commercial aircraft sector, the systems integrator no longer subcontracts on a build-to-print arrangement. Rather, the risk-sharing partner is expected to design, develop and manufacture the sub-assembly in question using its own funds. This is clear strategy because it dramatically reduces launch cost for the new aircraft programs among system integrators. The downside is that risk-sharing partners must receive infusions of tacit knowledge form the prime contractors, expertise often referred to as tribal knowledge.
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Airbus is copying many of Boeings tactics to secure international sales. IN last 6 years, Airbus has shifted its compensatory state emphasis from an indirect offset mode to a direct offset position, and is now employing a business development model that closely mirrors the approach initially pioneered by Embraer (but recently perfected by Boeing). Under the indirect offset mode, Airbus secured foreign sales by granting market concessions such as landing rights to busy EU airports. These types of concessions are still part of the Airbus marketing package, but direct offset are becoming important too.
Source: New entrants face established, fiscally strong brands with global support infrastructure in place by Peder Andersen, April 2009
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