Avio's CEO on sharing the pie with Germany

摘要

The recent German-Italian agreement to divide production of casings for the future Ariane 6 rocket's strap-on boosters, which also serve as the first stage of the Italian-led Vega-C small-satellite launcher, was a victory for political harmony in Europe.But what about the Ariane 6 and Vega business models? Scrapping a single producer of casings, Avio SpA of Colleferro, Italy, in favor of dual sourcing with OHB-owned MT Aerospace of Augsburg, Germany, will reduce the scale economies that are part of the overall Ariane 6/Vega cost equation.