National Online Forum webinar on Wednesday, August 16, 2023
The 2023 Paris Air Show (or Le Bourget) was the first Paris Air Show in four years. What would we see at the show – with all the changes in our industry, would there be good news or not so good news? As we discovered, Paris 2023 was a tale of recovery, continued challenges, innovation, and sustainability.
• Demand is increasing – as traffic rapidly recovers, every airline is waking up to the need to plan for the rebound, and the orders are not small.
• However, unconstrained demand will face constrained supply for a while.
• Creaking supply chains are impacting deliveries and production ramp-up.
• We are all struggling – maybe we should look at all possible solutions.
• Global conflicts and tensions are driving defense program growth – but the market is fragmented as countries look to meet their own needs.
• The industry is full of innovation – application of AI/supercomputing to design, new engine design, new airframe designs, SAF and hydrogen use as fuel, sustainability.
• What are countries and companies doing to encourage innovation and growth?
• Our industry is changing with sustainability at the forefront – how close to reality are we and by when?
The show itself seemed to be a back to pre-pandemic levels of attendance, reflecting the resurgence and recovery of our industry and, as always, the Paris Air Show manages to be interesting. The activities of the airshow provided some answers on the important issues and gave us a few surprises as well.
Please join us on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 8:00-9:00 am Pacific Time, when David Conrad, Vice President, Business Development, PTI Technologies will give us a first-hand account from someone who attended the 2023 Paris Airshow and find out some of what is new in our industry.
The meeting is free for members and $25 for non-members. For more information and to register to attend the meeting go to https://adfnofaug23.eventbrite.com.
Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.
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