The Competitive Status of the U.S. Civil Aviation Manufacturing Industry

A Study of the Influences of Technology in Determining International Industrial Competitive Advantage

• Author(s): Lowell W. Steele, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Pages: 151
• ISBN_10: 0309033993
  ISBN_13: 9780309033992
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Labor / General , Business & Economics / Industries / General , Business & Economics / Commerce , Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy , Transportation / Aviation / General , Transportation / Aviation / Commercial ,

Description:...

Deregulation, higher costs, foreign competition, and financial risks are causing profound changes in civil aviation. These trends are reviewed along with growing federal involvement in trade, technology transfer, technological developments in airframes and propulsion, and military-civil aviation relationships. Policy options to preserve the strength and effectiveness of civil aircraft manufacturing are offered.