ATI to Supply Titanium Plate, Sheet and Billet to Airbus

ATI has signed a multi-year agreement to supply Airbus with titanium plate, sheet, and billet, doubling its previous support level. The deal strengthens ATI’s role as a key supplier as Airbus ramps up aircraft production. Backed by ATI’s recent investments...

More Tariff Turmoil: What August 1 Could Bring

Just days before the July 9 expiration of the 90-day pause on the Liberation Day tariffs, the Trump Administration pushed the reset button: tariffs will now resume on August 1.   What followed was a flurry of announcements reminding us...

Aircraft Production Value To Grow At 7.7% CAGR Over The Next 5 Years (If There Are No Hiccups)

Assuming there are no demand or supply shocks, Charles Edwards is forecasting aircraft production value to grow 7.7% CAGR from $158B in 2024 to $228B in 2029. This forecast assumes some production headwinds starting in the second half of 2025...

Boeing Q1 Aircraft Deliveries Continue To Recover

Not surprisingly (given the surge in deliveries in Q4 of last year), Airbus’ Q1 shipments started out slowly. Boeing’s deliveries are on a faster pace than 2024’s but are lower than 2023’s. Our assessment is that Boeing’s production rate lags...

Tariff Impacts

So far in 2025, disruption has been the order of the day. Tariffs threatened, tariffs implemented, some tariffs deferred, others increased, in short, wars and rumors of trade wars. Add to that a fire at the largest aerospace fastener facility...