U.S. Firms Back Frugal Airshows
The times, they are a changing.

The times, they are a changing. Years ago, during the heyday of new product introductions within a few years of each other and a plethora of international aerospace manufacturers, airshow exhibitors tripped over each other trying to outdo the competition.

Now–with the number of major aviation suppliers greatly reduced through mergers, acquisitions and attrition, longer lifecycles for aging aircraft and development times that often exceed a decade or longer–manufacturers are reassessing the value of the international airshow circuit.