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Richard Aboulafia is Vice President, Analysis at Teal Group. He manages consulting projects for clients in the commercial and military aircraft field, and has advised numerous aerospace companies. He also writes and edits Teal's World Military and Civil Aircraft Briefing, a forecasting tool covering over 135 aircraft programs and markets. Richard also writes publicly about the aviation field, with numerous articles in Aviation Week, Aerospace America, and other publications. Frequently cited as an aviation industry authority by trade and news publications, he has appeared on numerous television news programs and has spoken at a wide variety of conferences.| June 30, 2008 :: | Latest Tanker Comments - Flight International's Steve Trimble (The DEW Line blog) | |
| June 26, 2008 :: | June 2008 Letter - Dear Fellow Dismayees, Like any roller coaster ride, the tanker saga can make you queasy if you stay with it too long. Everyone involved in this ghastly affair is going to get queasier. The Government Accountability Office has sustained Boeing’s tanker contract protest, gu... [More] | |
| June 22, 2008 :: | Defense News TV Appearance - With Vago Muradian | |
| June 6, 2008 :: | Aviation Outlook Podcast - Benet Wilson's first Things With Wings Radio Show | |
| June 6, 2008 :: | Business Jets: The Rich Get Richer - Aerospace America | |
| May 24, 2008 :: | May 2008 Letter - Dear Fellow Technology Transfer Skeptics, Seeking hope in these troubled times? As usual, look no further than Australia. The Australian military, whose procurement practices are among the most professional and transparent in the world, has taken a major step. They h... [More] | |
| May 19, 2008 :: | Recent VLJ comments - In Flight International | |
| May 10, 2008 :: | April 2008 Letter - Dear Fellow Problem Avoiders, A time machine. A perpetual motion device. A talking camel. Despite the best efforts of brilliant inventors, many great concepts have eluded mankind’s grasp. But the most elusive of all is the Somebody Else’s Problem field. This... [More] | |
| April 7, 2008 :: | The US Tactical Aircraft Crisis - Aerospace America | |
| March 13, 2008 :: | March 2008 Letter - Dear Fellow Shock Victims, Political talk shows are a dismal form of entertainment. Self-aggrandizing pundits yammering on ("Giuliani is clearly the man to beat") are a terrible cure for a Sunday morning hangover. Yet consider this: a few weeks before EADS/Northrop's surp... [More] | |
| February 25, 2008 :: | February 2008 Letter - Dear Fellow Aircraft Safari Lovers, There is one true test for the aviation enthusiast: propensity to spend $13,000 on a flight in an English Electric Lightning. I have faced this test and have been found wanting. Even if I had the discretionary cash, my wife me... [More] | |
| February 13, 2008 :: | Aircraft Primes: Still An Elite Club - Aerospace America | |
| December 31, 2007 :: | January 2008 Letter - Dear Fellow Turbine Aficionados, As we enter the new year, let’s reflect on a supremely successful, world altering technology. It continues to transform aviation markets. Airlines love it for lowering their fuel bills. Private pilots love its value for money and handlin... [More] | |
| December 22, 2007 :: | My Gerson Lehrman Group home page - GLG provides expertise for financial services firms. | |
| December 6, 2007 :: | Dollargoating - Wall Street Journal op/ed - subscription required | |
| December 3, 2007 :: | December 2007 Letter - Dear Fellow Carbon Footprinters, As an aircraft forecaster, I like things simple. Expensive fuel = high ticket prices = fewer passengers. Airlines get squeezed between slack demand and higher fuel-related operating costs. Airlines buy fewer jets. Bad. All... [More] | |
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