If not for a growing tailwind benefit of how Lockheed accounts for its pension liabilities, as well as its FX hedging and other asset-management accounting moves, its 2014 financial results and TPC scores would look worse.

Citing differences over policy regarding competition with Gulf carriers, Air Berlin follows IAG carriers British Airways and Iberia in leaving the AEA

Shareholders in aerospace and defense are reaping benefits more often associated with blue chip companies.

The transition from the current Airbus A330 to the A330neo was never going to be easy.

House to fund some Navy unfunded priorities, Virginia lawmaker keeps an eye on Uclass, more support for taking ATC out of FAA and aerospace companies collaborate with government space plans.

TPC rankings are the result of a composite scoring of four equally weighted performance categories that place significant emphasis on operating excellence.

Byron Callan ​Director Capital Alpha Partners Tom Captain Vice Chairman, Global A&D Sector Leader Deloitte Antoine Gelain ​Managing Director Paragon European Partners Steven Grundman ​Principal, Grundman Advisory Lund Fellow at the Atlantic Council Harlan Irvine Principal Deloitte

The Airbus A380 made its first flight on April 27, 2005. The story since has been full of ups and downs. See our original coverage from 2005.