The steady growth of the global air transport – driven by the increase of the global population, the development of middle-class populations in emerging countries and the growing urbanization – is strengthening the aircraft demands. Beyond the constant need for OEMs to remain competitive and differentiate themselves, at a time where order backlog are reaching historical levels, the primary stake for the industrials is to secure the Supply Chain and increase margins. Thus, OEMs are re-focusing on their core competencies of system integrators and re-integrate critical components, while Tier-1 suppliers are consolidating (and consequently Tier-2 suppliers as well) to reach critical size with partnerships ranging from vertical integration to geographical coverage extension. To do so, innovation will be a key driver, both in terms of application of technology to business issues and in terms of Business Model evolution.