Former Aviation Week & Space Technology Editor-in-Chief Tony Velocci spoke with Swanson to kick off the first in a series of dialogues with A&D leaders on their views of what it means to compete in this complex environment and the lessons on which they are drawing to help them succeed.

Design, manufacturing and simulation software from Dassault Systemes played a critical role in developing Airbus' new wide-body airliner

This dramatization shows how all aspects of a program could be simulated to allow for smooth design, evaluation and production.

The case for a scaled-up successor to the Boeing 757

A joint safety effort between Boeing and Embraer launched in late 2012 is yielding its first fruits to help with runway excursions, events where an aircraft veers off or overruns the runway. Products of the collaboration include new training aids and updated operating procedures for both manufacturers' aircraft and, coming in late 2015, new flight-display safety tools for the Boeing 737NG.

From loan syndication strategies to the regulatory outlook, find out what every mid-size company CEO and CFO should know about today's debt capital markets.

With the help of GE Capital, Corporate Finance, Kaiser Aluminum forged a new plan.

In this whitepaper, we'll discuss how correct application of the right enterprise software including enterprise resource planning (ERP) can keep your aerospace and defense manufacturing business in the good graces of regulators, preventing heavy fines that result in violations. What functionality must your enterprise software offer to streamline compliance?