Strategic Issues in the European Aerospace Industry

Citation

(2000), "Strategic Issues in the European Aerospace Industry", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 72 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2000.12772bae.002

Strategic Issues in the European Aerospace Industry

Strategic Issues in the European Aerospace Industry

Edited by Philip Lawrence, Derek Braddon and Paul'DowdallUniversity of the West of England, UK

Keywords: Publication, Aerospace industry

This book is a unique collection of perspectives provided by a mix of leading academics, industrialists and government officials on the challenges facing the European aerospace industry. The book focuses on two interrelated, daunting challenges. The consolidated American aerospace industry, which in the 1990s has undergone $100 billion worth of merger activity. The second is the compelling task of rationalization and consolidation required in the European industry itself. Through a mix of analytical perspectives and project-oriented assessments, the book provides an essential guide to the major strategic agenda for the European industry. A unique feature is the contribution of leading industry executives and project managers. These industry insiders outline the dilemmas and challenges facing the industry from the viewpoint of those at the sharp end of the business. The book is an essential guide to the technical, political and economic agenda for aerospace in the next decade and beyond.

The books contents includes Strategic Issues: The world acrospace industry: from internationalisation to globalisation, Keith'Hayward; Widening the scope of aerospace collaboration: consolidation and cooperation, Carmelo Cosentino; Europe vs. America: strategic trade in civil aeronautics; The US drive for aeronautical supremacy, David W. Thornton; Civil/defence linkage in aerospace: the political significance of a strategic industry. The European Challenge: the European response to globalisation, Adolf Revuelta; The role of the EU as a catalyser for the integration of the aerospace industry in Europe, Helmut Schmitt von Sydow; Consolidation in European aerospace: a UK perspective, Robert Whitfield; The European response to the challenge of American aerospace consolidation in civil aeronautics, Michel Bieler; Meeting the challenge: the emergence of airbus as a single company, Peter Bruce; Integration and consolidation in European military and civil aerospace: an urgent task, Horst Prem. Project Case Studies: can FLA bring about a new approach to defence procurement in Europe?, Iain G. Gray; Eurofighter: the new challenge of collaboration in military aerospace, Air Vice-Marshal Peter Norriss. Technology Development Issues: the strategic significance of R&T strategy; beyond technology foresight: European aerospace research and technology in the 21st century; propulsion research and technology the power to compete, Mike J. Goulette and Group Captain J.K. Newton; A new perspective on aeronautics R&T for Europe, Dieter Scmitt; Technology diffusion and globalisation in civil aeronautics, Steven McGuire.

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