The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which industrials editor/analyst Isaac Pino and research analyst Catherine Baab-Muguira address topics from around the investing world.
Today, Isaac and Cat discuss American aviation giant Boeing and competitor Airbus. As the Farnborough airshow takes place in Europe this week, the aviation sector overall has suffered a bit of a letdown after last year’s huge surge. But the industry has little to fear because demand remains fairly strong, and both companies will need to work just to catch up with a tremendous backlog. Isaac outlines some possibilities for consolidation in the aviation sector as this pair of manufacturers aims to ramp up production by 40% in the near future.
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