Competitive Status of the U.S. Civil Aviation Manufacturing Industry : A Study of the Influences of Technology in Determining International Industrial Competitive Advantage

The Competitive Status of the U.S. Civil Aviation Manufacturing Industry -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- BACKGROUND -- Foreign Competition -- Growing Importance of International Markets -- Internationalization of Aircraft Manufacture -- Financial Performance of the Industry -- COMPETITIVE ASSESSMENT OF TECHNOLOGY -- Design Techniques -- Aerodynamics -- Flight Controls -- Advanced Structures -- Propulsion Integration -- Avionics -- Propulsion -- Facilities -- KEY CHALLENGES AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Growing Involvement of Governments in Trade -- Export Credit Financing -- Smaller Aircraft -- International Trade, Technology Transfer, National Security, and Diplomacy -- Achieving Synergy Between National Security and Civil Aviation -- Maintaining Momentum in R&D -- Managing in the New Environment -- Managing Human Resources -- NOTES -- 1-Overview of the U.S. Civil Aviation Manufacturing Industry -- THE INDUSTRY AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE ECONOMY -- ECONOMICS OF THE INDUSTRY -- TECHNOLOGY BASE -- CONTRIBUTION OF THE INDUSTRY TO NATIONAL SECURITY -- REASONS FOR PAST SUCCESS OF THE INDUSTRY -- NOTES -- 2-The Present Environment -- CHANGES IN U.S. AIR TRANSPORTATION -- System Development -- Airline Restructuring-Deregulation -- FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE AIRLINES -- Major Airlines -- Regional Airlines -- EMERGENCE OF FOREIGN COMPETITION -- Large Transports -- Rotorcraft -- General Aviation -- Regional Transports -- Business Aircraft -- Light Aircraft -- Emerging Competition from Japan -- U.S. Content in Foreign Aircraft -- Foreign Perception of Future Markets -- GROWING IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL MARKETS -- ESCALATING RISK -- INTERNATIONALIZATION OF AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING -- FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE INDUSTRY -- MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES -- PRESERVING HUMAN RESOURCES -- NOTES -- 3-Growing Government Involvement in Trade.