Publications

A selection of publications and thought leadership is available to aerospace and defence companies in the UK. They include:

Mission control: 2009 Annual and fourth-quarter review - Merger and acquisition activity in the global aerospace and defence industry

The fast descent of deal values in A&D spurred by recession and the banking crisis of 2008 continued into 2009 with the first quarter of the year seeing a near-stalling of deal value. Since that time, deal values have revived but small deals continue to dominate the sector's activity. However, deal activity, as measured by the total number of deals, has stayed buoyant at near record levels as companies limit their acquisition budgets but continue to take advantage of opportunities to make small but strategic purchases.  Mission Control includes a report on innovation and economic recovery in the sector.

Aerospace & Defence Deals* 2008 Annual Review - Merger and acquisition activity in the global aerospace and defence industry

Formerly known as Flying High, Aerospace & Defence Deals* examines both the rationale behind the overall trends and looks at the key individual deals. It considers the year under review, the context of the preceding two years, and ahead to the future direction of deal-making in the sector.  

After flying high in previous years, aerospace and defence (A&D) deal-making descended fast in 2008. Indeed, the last three months of the year saw activity virtually dry up as concerns about the financial and economic background worsened, civil aviation overcapacity fears hardened and the outlook for defence sector growth remained uncertain.  

Economic impact of business aviation in Europe

PwC carried out extensive research into the business aviation sector between May and November 2008, in order to estimate the impact the industry had in 2007 on the European economy.   The study also investigated the user benefits associated with business aviation. These included the facilitation of business links with relatively remote regions and the time savings offered by business aviation.

Successes in Aerospace & Defence
A series of case study papers highlighting our work with Aerospace & Defence clients.

Creating Competitive Advantage: How to transform programme management
This whitepaper shares PricewaterhouseCoopers point of view on the A&D industry's challenges and our framework for Program Management Effectiveness. It draws on the knowledge and experience of our network of A&D industry experts from a variety of backgrounds including government contracting, program management, risk management, supplier management, and Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.

Flight International Top 100
Compiled in association with Neil Hampson, PricewaterhouseCoopers UK and Global Aerospace and Defence Leader, Flight International's annual Top 100 provides comprehensive analysis of the aerospace Top 100 market.

Predicting the unpredictable
Protecting UK aerospace & defence companies against fraud, reputation and misconduct risk.