Client: Leica Geosystems AG (Metrology Products)
Format: Whitepaper
Size: 1.23 MB
Language: English
Date: 12.06.2025
Embedding quality in aerospace: How can aerospace manufacturers transform quality across the value chain?
The aerospace and defence industry has undergone many technological developments over the past decades, but since the very early days of manned flight, there has never been such a rich variety of new technologies vying for dominance.
New modes of urban transport, such as eVTOLs are on the horizon and have the potential to transform mobility while also reducing city air pollution. A new era of space exploration is also changing peoples’ concepts of tourism and bringing with it new methods for reusable launch systems.
However, in this time of renewed optimism throughout the industry as passenger quantities move back to pre-pandemic levels, important decisions must be made to ensure continued growth and sustainable development for years to come.
While 2024 saw the highest number of scheduled deliveries in 6 years, the backlog is at an all-time high of 17,000 aircraft after a surge in orders the previous year
At the same time aerospace OEMs and their suppliers need to invest in developing the sustainable aircraft of the future; pursue market share with new airlines, notably in Asia; and meet airlines’ demands for services such as late-stage customisation.
Faced with a challenging environment, manufacturers across the aerospace and defence sector are having to balance the immediate need to make operations more cost-effective and productive with the longer-term strategy of making manufacturing smarter and more agile.
New modes of urban transport, such as eVTOLs are on the horizon and have the potential to transform mobility while also reducing city air pollution. A new era of space exploration is also changing peoples’ concepts of tourism and bringing with it new methods for reusable launch systems.
However, in this time of renewed optimism throughout the industry as passenger quantities move back to pre-pandemic levels, important decisions must be made to ensure continued growth and sustainable development for years to come.
While 2024 saw the highest number of scheduled deliveries in 6 years, the backlog is at an all-time high of 17,000 aircraft after a surge in orders the previous year
At the same time aerospace OEMs and their suppliers need to invest in developing the sustainable aircraft of the future; pursue market share with new airlines, notably in Asia; and meet airlines’ demands for services such as late-stage customisation.
Faced with a challenging environment, manufacturers across the aerospace and defence sector are having to balance the immediate need to make operations more cost-effective and productive with the longer-term strategy of making manufacturing smarter and more agile.
