Since 1988, Richard has tracked aircraft programs, markets, and companies as an analyst and consultant. He manages consulting projects in the commercial and military aviation field and analyzes broader defense and aerospace market and industry trends. He has advised numerous aerospace companies, including most prime and many second- and third-tier contractors in the US, Europe and Asia. He also advises numerous financial institutions on aerospace market conditions.
TOP OF MIND
- August 28, 2025 - Newsletter
August 2025 Letter
Dear Fellow Unreconstructed Thatcherites, There’s a fine line between criticizing a terrible idea and merely […]Read More - August 28, 2025 - Article
Aviation Week – The Unwelcome Return of Politicized Jetliner Sales
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July 2025 Letter
Dear Fellow Beltway Exiles, I’m spending much of the summer thousands of miles from home. […]Read More - July 8, 2025 - Newsletter
June 2025 Letter
Dear Fellow French Transportation System Sufferers, Fittingly for Paris, it was the best of air […]Read More - July 8, 2025 - Article
Aviation Week – Transatlantic Tensions Head For Le Bourget
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Aviation Week – Why The U.S. Military’s NGAD Could Be The Loneliest Generation
Read More - April 7, 2025 - Newsletter
April 2025 Letter
Dear Fellow Frustrated Value-Priced Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé Shoppers, It’s hard to take the Trump […]Read More - March 17, 2025 - Newsletter
March 2025 Letter
Dear Readers, The past six weeks have seen more changes to the world and to […]Read More - February 13, 2025 - Newsletter
February 2025 Letter
Dear Fellow Industry Seamy Underside Historians, Long before my career began, our industry could occasionally […]Read More - February 13, 2025 - Article
Aviation Week – China’s Airliner Demand Is Back—And That Raises Big Questions
Read More - January 29, 2025 - Newsletter
January 2025 Letter
Dear Fellow Idea Conglomerators/Consolidators/Crunchers, As Mark Twain – or someone – once said, “I’m sorry […]Read More - January 29, 2025 - Article
Aviation Week-Have Russia’s Woes Opened The Door For China?
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