C919 plays a key role in China’s pivot towards self-reliance and as it seeks to reduce imports of advanced technology amid intense geopolitical entanglements.

Patriot Industrial Partners is excited that Sam Marnick has joined the team as a Strategic Advisor.

Spirit and other aerostructures companies long term stability and financial health are paramount for the industry. Further consolidation and business rationalization among the remaining aerostructures companies could negatively impact future commercial and defense programs.

RTX continues to re-shape its portfolio via divestitures after multiple historic acquisitions, while companies such as BAE Systems and SAFRAN are in growth mode and are opportunistically enhancing their portfolios through strategic and accretive acquisitions.

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Aviation has been through a perfect storm over the past three years: the COVID-19 downturn, labor shortages, the Russia-Ukraine war, inflation, lower production volumes and financial pressures. Now another storm is approaching—the Great Ramp-Up.

Recent Client Engagement and Insight into Strategic Planning

Recent Client Engagement and Insight

into a Factory Optimization

If you take a step back when interest rates were at zero, half a percent, one percent, the cost of money was very cheap. So that’s when we saw leveraged buyouts and heavily debted transactions where you have minimal equity.

After the 2021 show being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the biennial exhibition roared back in June, with customers signing contracts for new commercial aircraft valued at a combined $150 billion, making the event one of the best ever from an orders perspective.

Recent Client Engagement and Insight

into an Estimating and Quoting Process Improvement

Patriot Industrial Partners is excited that Mike Aplin has joined the team as a Consulting Leader for Engineering and Operations.

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There is some optimism around the eVTOL sector, but also much negative attention around cash burn, liquidity and the number of competitors. There are good reasons for reservations about the entire eVTOL sector.

The Kansas City Royals won the Major League Baseball World Series in 2015, the culmination of a unique and miraculous season. It was unique because Kansas City is a small-market team with only a fraction of the budget and player payroll of large-market teams.