private jet ownership

Mustang progress
Yet the transition from fantasy to reality still faces big hurdles – not least the ability of the supply chain to keep pace with the logarithmic rate increases suggested by Raburn. "We don't underestimate the production rate ramp-up and the challenge it presents," he says. "The question is, will suppliers invest and keep up with the increases we need? Obviously, with big suppliers like Pratt & Whitney Canada and Fuji Heavy Industries [wings], they're on top of it. It's the second-tier and smaller companies we have to be careful about."