Archived Copies of Warranty Week

December 2002 to Today

Warranty Snapshots of Planes & the Building Trades: Unlike the passenger car industry, there is no clear trail of pandemic-induced calamity in the warranty metrics of the building trades or the aerospace industry. It hasn't been a good year for many manufacturers, but it hasn't been the Worst Year Ever, as it has for many students and workers, not to mention all the families that lost their loved ones.
November 19, 2020
Worldwide Aircraft Warranty Report: With warranty expenses that exceed a billion dollars annually, the manufacturers of airliners, business jets, and propeller planes are a major sector within the warranty industry. And over the past decade, they have learned how to reduce warranty costs while increasing revenue, as demonstrated by their declining claims and accrual rates.
July 20, 2017
Aerospace Warranty Report: The makers of the actual planes and helicopters haven't done much to reduce their warranty expenses but their suppliers have done a remarkable job with their cost-cutting efforts. In this week's report, we look at both groups together and separately.
April 3, 2014
Business Jet Warranties: Unlike the airlines, the owners of corporate jets expect the white glove treatment from manufacturers. While they'll gladly bring their jets to an authorized service center for warranty work, they'll never try to do their own repairs. And while they expect their planes to be fixed fast, they'll almost never have their own spare parts on hand.
March 9, 2004