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The Competitive Status of the U.S. Civil Aviation Manufacturing Industry A Study of the Influences of Technology in Determining International Industrial Competitive Advantage (1985) / Chapter Skim
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... The investment required to launch new aircraft incorporating new technology is escalating. With the life cycle of the first commercial jet transports drawing to a close, one can begin to assess their impact on the investment attractiveness of the aircraft manufacturers, and the results are modest.
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... Subtle problems of balancing domestic employment versus access to foreign markets and of preserving technological leadership while cooperating in technology development must also be faced.
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Key Terms

  • world market
  • financial performance
  • civil aircraft
  • foreign markets
  • aircraft manufacture

  • aircraft manufacturers
  • jet transport
  • international competition
  • aircraft manufacturing
  • technological leadership

  • jet transports
  • market requirements
  • modest financial
  • domestic airline
  • commercial jet

  • time scale
  • balance sheets
  • aerospace industry
  • cash flow
  • domestic air


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