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Suggested Citation:"NOTES." National Research Council. 1985. The Competitive Status of the U.S. Civil Aviation Manufacturing Industry: A Study of the Influences of Technology in Determining International Industrial Competitive Advantage. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/641.
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NOTES 17 Workers and labor unions have long recognized the vital role of new technology in maintaining the health of the industry. Nevertheless, this industry, along with the rest of U.S. industry, has not yet developed adequate means of ameliorating the impact of wide swings in employment. It is vital to maintain mechanisms that will foster continued worker acceptance of new technology. The efforts of foreign governments to stabilize employment are thought by some panel members to have been detrimental to productivity and effectiveness. Others believe that improvement in morale and receptivity to change create a net advantage. There is agreement, however, that three areas need urgent attention: 1. Retirement security—It is now possible for a worker to spend his entire career in the industry and never accumulate enough time with one employer to qualify for an adequate pension, an inequity that is counterproductive. 2. Unemployment—Management, workers, and the government have a responsibility to develop mechanisms for minimizing the impact of unemployment and for addressing the problem of the "migrant" skilled workers. 3. Training—Rapid technological changes place a premium on developing new skills and ensuring that workers share equitably in the fruits of technology. NOTES 1. Throughout this book "recession" refers to the economic recession of 1980–1981. 2. Throughout this book the more generally used designation of Research and Development (R&D) will be used as an approximate synonym for the term Research and Technology (R&T) used within the aviation industry.

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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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