With unprecedented backlogs, the commercial aircraft industry is well positioned for the next decade. However, aircraft and system manufacturers are still facing complex challenges. Ramping production by 50-100% creates strain in the lower tiers of the supply chain. Combined with a new risk-sharing model, this has resulted in less visibility into supply chain rate readiness and risk. New market entrants in the single aisle category from China, Russia, and Japan will increase competitive pressures and focus on cost and service competitiveness. Commoditization of the platform will further drive manufacturers to differentiate their offerings through more complete solutions, including digital offerings that will require new business and operating models. FTI Consulting professionals, experienced with the main aircraft manufacturers as well as their first and second tier suppliers, have helped companies at every level within the commercial aircraft value chain solve these and related strategic and operational challenges.
Developing a growth strategy requires a combination of deep industry knowledge and expert facilitation. Our A&D team will work with you to develop actionable and innovative strategies to create a sustainable competitive advantage. Our professionals have extensive industry experience before joining FTI Consulting and understand how to define strategies that can actually be implemented. We help clients and investors develop winning organic and inorganic growth strategies. Our team offers an end-to-end service along the deal continuum, from target identification, due diligence, to deal execution, and post acquisition integration.
Some examples of our work:
Developed competitive service and support strategy for new single aisle aircraft prior to entry into service
Developed digital growth strategy and operating model for leading aircraft manufacturer
FTI Consulting Performance Improvement services help clients rapidly unlock profitability by driving revenue, optimizing cost and improving operational effectiveness. We recognize that time is valuable and that our clients need immediate action. Our teams – small, nimble with the optimal mix of consulting tools and operating experience in the A&D industry – work at an accelerated pace to enact and enable change.
Some examples of our work:
Transitioned five production facilities into a single dedicated facility for a leading aircraft interiors manufacturer In Mexico
Developed a supply chain strategy for the world’s leading aerospace services company to achieve step-level reductions in cost and inventory
FTI Consulting supports its clients across the entire deal continuum, from target identification, due diligence, deal execution, to post merger integration and synergy capture. We work with both the leading Private Equity firms as well as global A&D manufacturers and service companies. Our professionals understand the value of rapid and thorough diligence and comprehensive synergy definition and capture.
Some examples of our work:
Led acquisition integration of recently acquired $2B competitor for $9B manufacturer of aerospace products
Managed the operational integration of one of the world’s largest aviation MRO businesses across two continents
FTI Consulting has led the Restructuring League Tables consistently, thanks to our team’s in-depth, industry-specific operational experience and world-class financial expertise. We approach restructuring with industry-specific knowledge plus bankruptcy and reorganization skills. Our professionals have a highly respected track record of stabilizing overleveraged companies, resolving balance sheet issues, assessing operations, restructuring debt and maximizing value to constituents. As a result, we help clients improve liquidity, conserve cash and manage working capital.
Our services include:
Business plan assessment contingency planning
Stakeholder negotiation
Divestiture analysis
Debtor-in-possession and exit financing options
Some examples of our work:
For the entirety of the restructuring period, engaged as Financial Advisor to Delta Air Lines in the out-of-court restructuring and in the subsequent Chapter 11 filing
Retained by Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors during Hawker Beechcraft bankruptcy
Critical program recovery for major electronics weapons manufacturer
Companies in the Aerospace and Defense sector operate at the center of an increasingly complex, fluid and interconnected global landscape where information is difficult to control, perceptions develop quickly, and issues rapidly become contagions across multiple stakeholders. FTI Consulting addresses the challenges Aerospace and Defense companies face with a unique depth and breadth of industry knowledge and expertise to address both local and global issues. We understand the political, regulatory, and economic trends that impact companies in this diverse sector. We also understand how stakeholders can influence corporate outcomes and how to engage them effectively to drive better outcomes.
Our portfolio of solutions includes:
Financial Communications
Mergers & Acquisitions
Investor Relations & Capital Markets Research
Activism & Corporate Governance
Equity & Debt Capital Fundraising (IPO)
Restructuring
Business & Financial Media Relations
Corporate Reputation
Crisis & Reputational Risk
Corporate Profile Building & Thought Leadership
Employee Engagement & Change Communications
Business & Financial Media Relations
Strategy Consulting & Research
Digital & Creative Communications
Public Affairs
Public Policy Advocacy
Public Affairs Support of Business Strategies
Government Investigations
Whether the priority is growth, value protection, consolidation, or value enhancement, our solutions deliver actionable results.
Some examples of our work:
As a small-cap defense company grew to become one of the world’s leading aerospace and defense prime contractors over the last decade, a team of multi-disciplinary professionals from FTI Consulting has helped the company successfully navigate a wide range of complex business and communications issues, including an initial public offering, multiple acquisitions, executive transitions, and a variety of crisis events.
When one of the largest global airlines, known for its pro-employee culture, found its flight attendants ensnared in an aggressive unionization drive by the International Association of Machinists, the airline retained FTI Consulting to drive the campaign to dispel misinformation, overcome the unionization drive, and preserving the company’s pro-employee culture.
