Post by Tiziano Galdy

42,450 new passenger aircraft by 2044. That’s not just a forecast — it’s a call to action for the entire aerospace supply chain. Airbus’s Global Market Forecast 2025 puts the numbers on the table: Asia/Pacific alone will need over 10,000 new aircraft. PRC close behind with 9,570. Europe & CIS at 8,070. The demand is real, it’s global, and it’s accelerating. But behind every new aircraft, there’s an engine. And behind every engine performing reliably at extreme temperatures, pressures and speeds — there’s a coating. Thermal spray and HVOF technologies are not a niche. They are structural to the future of aerospace propulsion. Every turbine blade, every compressor disc, every critical rotating component requiring wear resistance, thermal barrier or corrosion protection — these are the parts that make engines last, perform and remain airworthy across tens of thousands of flight cycles. As OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers scale up to meet this unprecedented demand, the question isn’t whether thermal spray coatings matter. It’s whether the supply chain is ready to scale with them. At Lincotek Surface Solutions, this is exactly what we’re building for. The ramp-up is coming. The question is: who will be ready? #AerospaceMFG #ThermalSpray #HVOF #SurfaceTechnology #AerospaceEngines #AviationGrowth #SupplyChain #Propulsion #AirbusForecast #LincotekSurfaceSolutions Lincotek Group #AerospaceAndDefense #MRO #ManufacturingExcellence