Aerospace, Defense & Government Services Insights

Logistique et Transports
Navigating the Next Decade of Air Travel

Near-term challenges abound, but strong industry fundamentals should power long-term growth.

Etude30 mai 2025
Fret et Transport de Marchandises
Top Performers Unlock More Revenue from Sustainability

Across global industries, leaders are capturing more revenue from sustainable products—and some expect the momentum to build.

Snap Chart9 avril 2025
Travel & Leisure
Air Travel Forecast to 2030: The Recovery and the Carbon Challenge

Three charts illustrate how CO2 mitigation costs and inflationary pressures are dampening the aviation demand outlook, despite the return to prepandemic levels.

Interactive20 mars 2025
Aerospace et Défense
Why Private Capital Is Essential To US Defense

The chorus for change in defense acquisition grows louder each day.

Aviation Week17 mars 2025
Energie et Ressources Naturelles
Preparing for the Next Leap in Renewable Fuels

Bain partners discuss the current landscape, strategies for securing resources and funding, and navigating investment decisions in times of uncertainty.

Webinar4 mars 2025
Produits et Services Industriels de pointe
Aerospace & Defense M&A

How incumbents can respond to well-funded disrupters.

M&A Report4 février 2025
Private Equity
Rethinking Defense: The Role of Private Capital

The defense sector needs private capital to fuel innovation, expand capacity, and improve affordability.

Etude31 décembre 2024

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Agroalimentaire
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: The Supply Race Is On

European production is projected to fall nearly 20% short of mandate-driven demand by 2030, a big opportunity for global feedstock suppliers and refiners that invest now.

Snap Chart10 décembre 2024
Produits et Services Industriels de pointe
Demand Is Soaring For Commercial Engine Maintenance, Repair Slots

The surge in demand has left airlines facing historically high shop turnaround times, up by 35% or more for legacy engines and more than 150% for new-generation engines compared to pre-pandemic levels.

Aviation Week22 août 2024
Transportation
Advanced Air Mobility: What Electric Air Taxis Need to Take Off

Small electric aircraft that take off and land vertically create new investment opportunities.

Etude22 juillet 2024
Logistique et Transports
Get a Step Ahead of the Engine Maintenance Capacity Crunch

Companies that invest in aircraft engine repair today will be best positioned for long-term growth.

Etude17 juillet 2024
Produits Forestiers, Papier et Emballage
Revenue Reigns Supreme for Industrial Shareholder Returns

A deep dive shows where revenue growth and margin changes are boosting (or hurting) returns across industrial and services sectors.

Snap Chart14 mai 2024
Produits et Services Industriels de pointe
How Can AI Be Used in Machinery & Equipment?

Explore the use cases with the highest potential.

Interactive3 avril 2024
Aerospace et Défense
Aerospace and Defense M&A

As private funding drops, new government priorities open opportunities.

M&A Report30 janvier 2024
Produits et Services Industriels de pointe
Opinion: How The U.S. Can Win The Space Race

The U.S. will need to make more spacecraft more quickly and less expensively.

Aviation Week30 novembre 2023
Produits et Services Industriels de pointe
Betting Big on Biofuels

Bain partners discuss how companies can use biofuels to stay ahead of the energy transition curve.

Webinar16 novembre 2023
Engins et Equipements Industriels
Corporate Climate Stocktake 2023

Based on input from more than 300 of the world’s largest emitters and a data-based analysis of eight key transition sectors, this report offers the most sophisticated picture to date of business progress toward net zero, underscoring critical areas of focus for COP28 discussions.

Rapport31 octobre 2023
Chimie
How to Navigate the Transition to Sustainable Metals and Chemicals

Winners will help stimulate the demand for green commodities and earn price premiums.

Etude22 août 2023
Aerospace et Défense
Why Harmonization Is Key to Decarbonizing Aviation

Country-specific policies around climate goals could complicate financial decisions by airlines and OEMs.

Aviation Week11 août 2023
Aerospace et Défense
Commercial Aerospace: Bracing for a New Cycle of Lower Profits

Structural changes will accelerate in the coming decade, raising costs and encouraging disruption.

Etude16 juin 2023
Aerospace et Défense
A Realistic Path to Net-Zero Emissions for Commercial Aviation

The quest to decarbonize the industry by 2050 will sharply increase costs and depress air traffic growth.

Etude5 juin 2023
Aerospace et Défense
Engineering and R&D in Aerospace and Defense

Leading aerospace and defense companies are increasing their investments in engineering and R&D and reimagining their business models and their approach to innovation.

Engineering and R&D Report1 juin 2023
Produits et Services Industriels de pointe
Entretien HEC avec Augustin de Romanet, Président Directeur Général d’ADP

Chaque mois, retrouvez en partenariat avec HEC Alumni, Challenges et BFM Business l'interview d'un grand patron par Vincent Beaufils, rédacteur en chef de Challenges et Hedwige Chevrillon, journaliste BFM Business, et le décryptage de sa stratégie et de ses perspectives par un Expert Bain.

Video22 avril 2023
Logistique et Transports
The Innovation Race: Winners Are Investing Now

As costs rise, engineering and R&D leaders are finding new ways to ensure a strong return on investment.

Engineering and R&D Report12 avril 2023
Engins et Equipements Industriels
Bridging the Talent Gap in Engineering and R&D

How successful companies are transforming engineering roles to attract and retain top talent.

Engineering and R&D Report12 avril 2023
Aerospace et Défense
Engineering and R&D: The Path to New Sources of Value

Leaders are using engineering and R&D to reimagine the business around customer outcomes and experiences.

Engineering and R&D Report12 avril 2023
Produits et Services Industriels de pointe
The Digital Shift Fuels Outsourcing in Engineering and R&D

Soaring demand for digital capabilities has research-dependent firms rethinking what needs to be done in-house and onshore.

Engineering and R&D Report12 avril 2023
Logistique et Transports
Aerospace and Defense M&A

With defense missions and commercial flight markets being disrupted, historic leaders risk losing portions of their profit pools if they don’t react.

M&A Report31 janvier 2023
Aerospace et Défense
Aerospace and Defense: The Path to Growth in a Labor-Constrained World

Faced with a chronic talent shortfall, leading companies are learning to do more with less.

Etude19 décembre 2022
Aerospace et Défense
Les scénarios de décarbonation du transport aérien ont-ils une chance de décoller ?

Des milliers de milliards de dollars d’investissements coordonnés seront nécessaires pour atteindre cet objectif à l’horizon 2050.

Etude12 décembre 2022
Produits et Services Industriels de pointe
Will Plans to Decarbonize the Aviation Industry Fly?

Getting there by 2050 will require trillions of dollars in coordinated investments.

Etude12 décembre 2022
Aerospace et Défense
How to Capture Efficiency Gains in Mature Aerospace and Defense Programs

Many companies overlook the opportunity to redeploy engineering staff once programs reach production maturity.

Etude2 août 2022
Produits et Services Industriels de pointe
Inconvenient Truths Behind Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Our recent study finds SAF production cost and supply availability will fail to meet aviation needs.

Aviation Week1 juillet 2022
Logistique et Transports
Covid-19 Recovery in Aviation

Bain's Torsten Lichtenau and SkyTeam CEO Kristin Colvile share the sustainability forecast for the airline industry in light of current events.

Video2 juin 2022
Transportation
The Sustainable Flight Challenge

Bain's Torsten Lichtenau and SkyTeam CEO Kristin Colvile discuss the Sustainable Flight Challenge initiative.

Video2 juin 2022
Fret et Transport de Marchandises
Sustainability in Aviation

Bain’s Torsten Lichtenau and SkyTeam CEO Kristin Colvile discuss sustainable imperatives and actions for the airline industry.

Video2 juin 2022
Produits et Services Industriels de pointe
War In Ukraine is Shifting Priorities in Aerospace and Defense

As NATO and the EU bolster defense arsenals, industry leaders face urgent new demands and challenges.

Etude11 mai 2022
Aerospace et Défense
The Engineering Talent Crunch: A Solution Is Closer than You Think

Aerospace and defense companies have plenty of talent in-house but frequently miss opportunities to improve their teams’ effectiveness and efficiency.

Etude22 mars 2022
Logistique et Transports
Decarbonizing Commercial Aviation

Amid fast-moving mandates and supply chain turbulence, there is no clear path to net-zero aviation. But any solution will require industrywide collaboration.

Video10 mars 2022
Infrastructures, BTP et Matériaux de Construction
Smart Pricing for Inflationary Times

With a nuanced, tailored pricing plan, industrial companies can improve their position during heavy inflation now and build flexibility for the future.

Infographic3 novembre 2021
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