{"id":21105,"date":"2015-04-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/global2020prd.wpengine.com\/insights\/the-future-of-aerospace-and-supply-chain-implications\/"},"modified":"2020-03-21T08:19:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T08:19:27","slug":"the-future-of-aerospace-and-supply-chain-implications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.global-integration.com\/insights\/the-future-of-aerospace-and-supply-chain-implications\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Aerospace and Supply Chain Implications"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"airplaneAt the \u201cFuture of Aerospace\u201d event in Paris this past week, I took the opportunity to see what the great and the good of the industry were predicting. In particular I was eager to learn about the implications to the supply chain, which we are heavily involved with in the UK through Sharing In Growth.<\/p>\n

Some of the statistics shared were staggering; it is predicted that there will be 5 trillion people classed as \u201cMiddle Class\u201d by 2030 \u2013 the significance being that this is the class that chooses to fly for a vacation. As the majority of the new additions to this class will be from Asia, airlines and airports around the world will need to adapt their customer service accordingly. A nice example of this came from Augustin de Romanet, CEO of Aeroports de Paris. They have helpers to assist passengers find their way around their terminals. They noticed that Chinese passengers would not ask older helpers, so they employed younger ones in these service roles.<\/p>\n

Focusing now on the supply chain, the next staggering statistics were:<\/p>\n