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

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

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Size: 168 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1985

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U.S. Civil Aviation Manufacturing Industry Panel, Committee on Technology and International Economic and Trade Issues of the Office of the Foreign Secretary, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council
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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 ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Summary	1-17	(skim)
1. Overview of the U.S. Civil Aviation Manufacturing Industry	18-28	(skim)
2. The Present Environment	29-74	(skim)
3. Growing Government Involvement in Trade	75-91	(skim)
4. International Trade, Technology Transfer, National Security, and Diplomacy	92-104	(skim)
5. Competitive Assessment of Technology	105-140	(skim)
6. Key Policy Issues	141-154	(skim)

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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.

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