PublicationsCategory: Reports
Digital Transformation Best Practices
From 3D model designs of the next generation of space shuttles to the transfer and storage of trillions of data pieces around the world, the aerospace and defense industry has used digitalization to increase quality, performance, and profitability.
Space News: Space Force Should Break the Mold in Recruiting and Retaining Talent
With space poised to become the next trillion-dollar economy, demand for expertise will only climb. The U.S. Space Force’s Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond is taking...
2020 Facts & Figures
AIA is proud to publish its annual ‘Facts & Figures: U.S. Aerospace & Defense’ report, which has traditionally served as a year-in-review for industry statistics.
AIA Civil Aviation Cyber Security Subcommittee – Annual Report 2020
This report contains a wide array of recommendations to secure safety-critical systems across a range of crewed and remotely-piloted aircraft.
Recommended Guidance for Certification of AM Component
Additive manufacturing is quickly growing in aerospace for production use because of weight savings, design freedom, flow time reduction, and cost savings
Commercial Remote Sensing (CRS) Letter
On behalf of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and our more than 300 member companies, we appreciate...
2019 Facts & Figures
Our “2019 Facts & Figures: U.S. Aerospace & Defense” analysis highlights an eight-year trend of sustained growth, culminating in 2018 sales exceeding $929 billion and a trade surplus of nearly $90 billion.
AIA’s Response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
On behalf of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and our member companies, we appreciate the opportunity to provide comments in response to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s Notice of Proposed...
AIA Civil Aviation Cyber Security Subcommittee – Annual Report 2019
The Civil Aviation Cybersecurity Working Group (WG) presents this annual report and the recommendations it contains to the AIA Civil Aviation Council as a result of a tasking at the Council meeting in April 2017. Specifically, these recommendations are actions AIA should take to address evolving threats to the commercial aviation system.