COMAC
“Chinese single aisle will compete against Airbus outside China around 2020. The basic duopoly of Airbus and Boeing will still be there in 2020.” Marwan Lahoud – Chief Strategist for Airbus, 2012.
Aerospace & defense
Innovative thinking to help solve the most complex challenges.
Aerospace and defense companies face unprecedented disruption on multiple fronts. To remain at the forefront of innovation and develop technologies for the future, companies in this sector must embark on a transformative journey. Our experts provide solutions to help you rethink your business strategy, navigate digitization, and improve your operations.
Our approach
Aerospace and defense is one of the most dynamic and transformative industries. As a truly global market, it spans commercial aviation and advanced defense and security systems, where suppliers and operators constantly face intense financial pressure and customer demand.
 | At Mazars, we offer specific skills and tailor-made solutions to help you improve your performance and reach your targets. We have proven experience in the aeronautics, space and defense sectors, where we work with manufacturers, suppliers and MRO companies of all sizes, as well as industry organizations and ministries and departments of defense worldwide. When we work with you, we bring together experts from across our international network to provide advice and guidance that secures your future competitiveness. |
Offering a range of audit, tax and advisory services, we have the solutions to help you meet the challenges you face:
Cybersecurity and Data Privacy (GDPR)
Mazars provides custom tailored solutions at cost effective prices to address our aerospace client's unique concerns. We leverage a globally staffed 24/7 Cybersecurity Fusion Center to extend the benefit of intelligence-driven services led by a team of dedicated and certified security analysts and subject-matter-experts. We have a unique global reach, with cybersecurity services in over 15 countries to support an integrated service offering across borders. Our clients have access to a full range of cybersecurity experts including expertise in data privacy and GDPR.
Long term contracts, project reviews service offering
We can assist you navigating through the new revenue recognition standards (ASC 606, IFRS 15) which impact your financial statements as well as with margin at completion business modeling, complex contracts reviews and addressing any specific accounting questions related to these long term contracts.
Financing and securing your supply chain
Our experts work with you to secure program and infrastructure financing, optimize and secure your global supply chain, and deploy new financing solutions such as reverse factoring.
Seizing market opportunities and enhancing your market presence
We can help you establish new businesses or move into emerging and growth markets, identify new product range, and ensure the success of your acquisitions and partnership projects.
Securing and optimizing your operations
It is vital that your business is robust. We can work with you to digitalize your operations and harness data to improve productivity. We can also review your investment projects, put in place internal controls and risk management procedures, and conduct reviews to improve decision-making and fraud prevention.
Landing perspectives for the aviation industry
The current pandemic has been a major hit for the Aviation Insurance Industry which was already hardening before 2020’s Covid-19. The Mazars team has gathered a roundtable of Aviation Insurance experts who will discuss the challenges faced by this unique and rather complex insurance industry.
Mazars aero club: Insights from the 3rd meeting
New growth engines, reduced exposure to fluctuations in the U.S. currency, and lower production costs: these are just some of the many opportunities that international development strategies offer players in the aerospace industry.
Airline industry after Covid-19
Before the pandemic hit, progress on airline sustainability was gathering pace, passenger numbers were expected to increase steadily, and airlines were expecting to expand. Covid-19 has suddenly and radically changed the outlook. What is the extent of the pandemic’s disruption of the industry? And what might it mean for the future of air travel?
Data: The cornerstone of aerospace maintenance
As engaged observers of the sector's developments within the Mazars aerospace community, we met Bart Claus, Business Development Director at Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance, the MRO branch of the Air France KLM group, who gives us his assessment of the developments, opportunities and challenges that come with the use of big data in the aerospace sector and its ecosystem.