Warranty Week Industry Headlines

Aerospace Warranty Report: While a huge increase in Boeing's warranty costs is driving up the average for aerospace OEMs, the suppliers of avionics, jet engines, spare parts and other aircraft components are seeing their lowest warranty expense rates of the past decade.
May 9, 2013

Aerospace Industry Warranties: In an industry that puts a premium on safety and reliability, warranty costs rarely stray far from the baseline. And while many aviation companies cope with the double whammy of rising warranty costs and declining sales, some such as Boeing and Gulfstream are actually seeing sales rise and claims fall.
October 1, 2009

Aerospace Warranties: In this industry, there doesn't seem to be a wide gap between the claims paid by aircraft makers and their suppliers, as is the case with cars and computers. In this respect, the makers of Boeing, Cessna, and Gulfstream aircraft are different from Ford, GM, HP, and Dell.
October 2, 2007

Top 50 Warranty Providers: While most large manufacturers saw warranty claims rise in 2005, most also saw sales gains that helped relieve the pain. Even GM and Ford saw only modest upticks in the percentage of sales they pay in claims. And some such as Boeing saw claims plummet.
April 19, 2006