Highlights from Farnborough 2026
It’s Time for Aviation to Reinvent How It Operates
The industry faces a series of turning points, says Airbus’s Pierre Perdoux, including with its supply chain and AI. But with challenges come new opportunities.
  • It’s Time for Aviation to Reinvent How It Operates
    It’s Time for Aviation to Reinvent How It Operates
    It’s Time for Aviation to Reinvent How It Operates
    The industry faces a series of turning points, says Airbus’s Pierre Perdoux, including with its supply chain and AI. But with challenges come new opportunities.
  • Collaboration Delivers A&D Innovation
    Collaboration Delivers A&D Innovation
    Collaboration Delivers A&D Innovation
    Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Philippe Lavigne outlines how nations and industry are working together on smarter investments and experimentation.
  • Defense Demand Is Growing, and Banks Play an Integral Role
    Defense Demand Is Growing, and Banks Play an Integral Role
    Defense Demand Is Growing, and Banks Play an Integral Role
    As countries commit to increasing defense investing, Citi’s Georgi Yordanov analyzes banks’ role in the supply chain and their impact on pricing.
  • Building Smarter Defense Systems
    Building Smarter Defense Systems
    Building Smarter Defense Systems
    BCG senior advisor Sean Burke explains how open architecture and AI can accelerate system development, improve readiness, and modernize legacy platforms.
  • Successful AI Adoption Depends on People
    Successful AI Adoption Depends on People
    Successful AI Adoption Depends on People
    BCG’s Nadjia Yousif highlights workforce transformation and continuous upskilling as critical to realizing AI’s potential in defense.
  • Understanding the Trends Coming Out of FIA 2026
    Understanding the Trends Coming Out of FIA 2026
    Understanding the Trends Coming Out of FIA 2026
    From unprecedented demand to incredible AI innovation and other technologies, the industry has new opportunities, say BCG’s Justin Rodriguez, Nadjia Yousif, and Doug Peck.
  • Key Insights from Farnborough International Airshow 2026
    Key Insights from Farnborough International Airshow 2026
    Key Insights from Farnborough International Airshow 2026
    Carsten Schaetzberger and Diana Dimitrova of BCG share takeaways from this year’s show, from new technology to how countries are responding to increased geopolitical pressures.
  • The Readiness Problem Money Can't Solve
    The Readiness Problem Money Can't Solve
    The Readiness Problem Money Can't Solve
    Despite rising maintenance budgets, aircraft availability is falling. BCG's Doug Peck argues that enterprise effectiveness, not additional resources, is the key to improving readiness.
  • When Will A&D Companies See Real AI Operational Impact?
    When Will A&D Companies See Real AI Operational Impact?
    When Will A&D Companies See Real AI Operational Impact?
    AI could significantly disrupt aerospace and defense, but 65% of companies aren’t delivering value at scale. Three BCG experts discuss moving beyond the pilot stage.
  • How Paradigm Shifts Signal an Evolving European Defense Sector
    How Paradigm Shifts Signal an Evolving European Defense Sector
    How Paradigm Shifts Signal an Evolving European Defense Sector
    Rothschild & Co’s Sabina Pennings discusses changes in procurement, spend, and technology and the effect on investment in defense companies.
  • Using AI to Bridge Aerospace’s Mission-Ready Maintenance Gap
    Using AI to Bridge Aerospace’s Mission-Ready Maintenance Gap
    Using AI to Bridge Aerospace’s Mission-Ready Maintenance Gap
    As fragmented systems complicate maintenance support, BCG’s Lacy Ketzner analyzes how AI can fix bottlenecks and reveal where to invest resources.
  • Scaling Europe’s Defense Production
    Scaling Europe’s Defense Production
    Scaling Europe’s Defense Production
    BCG’s Fabio Dal Pan examines the production challenges facing Europe's aerospace and defense industry and reflects on what leaders can do to increase capacity.

Bringing Our Expertise to the Farnborough International Airshow

BCG combines deep aerospace and defense expertise with leading capabilities in AI, analytics, and operational transformation.
At Farnborough, we will focus on five key areas where we are helping clients deliver measurable impact:
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AI at scale
Embedding AI across engineering, supply chain, maintenance, and operations to improve performance, productivity, and decision-making.
Improving fleet readiness
Increasing availability by reducing maintenance backlogs, fixing bottlenecks, and addressing workforce constraints.
Reshaping portfolios
Using M&A, private equity, and partnerships to accelerate innovation and strengthen competitive positioning.
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Navigating new defense economics
Supporting clients as next-generation platforms shift value from lifecycle sustainment to production, speed, and scale.
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Scaling for new defense demands
Expanding production and capacity while overcoming supply chain, coordination, and resilience challenges.
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