India, Sept. 12 -- The global aerospace sector is advancing towards a hybrid model of automation, with AI and digital twins emerging as priority investments, even as supply chain agility continues to pose significant challenges, according to Tata Consultancy Services' Future-Ready Skies Study 2025.

The report, based on a survey of 323 senior executives across aerospace manufacturing, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), and advanced air mobility (AAM) segments in North America and Europe, highlights the sector's shifting priorities in design, production, and operational transformation.

While ambitions for automation remain high, only 40% of manufacturing operations are expected to run autonomously within five to seven years. Most com...