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Aviation Week – Could The Global Combat Air Program Become A Monster Success?
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Aviation Week – Could The Global Combat Air Program Become A Monster Success?

by: raboulafiaPosted on: January 27, 2026January 27, 2026

https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/opinion-could-global-combat-air-program-become-monster-success

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December 2025 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: December 22, 2025December 22, 2025

Dear Fellow Frozen Asset Leverage Scenarioizers, Three things I’ve associated with Belgium: (1) It’s where […]

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October 2025 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: November 9, 2025November 9, 2025

Dear Fellow Fans of Diplomacy (the game and the statecraft), Travel abroad doesn’t always go […]

Aviation Week – Is The Jet Engine Market Accessible To New Entrants?
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Aviation Week – Is The Jet Engine Market Accessible To New Entrants?

by: raboulafiaPosted on: November 9, 2025November 9, 2025

https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/aircraft-propulsion/opinion-jet-engine-market-accessible-new-entrants

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September 2025 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: October 4, 2025October 4, 2025

Dear Fellow Historical Site Spelunkers, One highlight of my summer was combining an aerospace “ah-ha!” […]

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August 2025 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

Dear Fellow Unreconstructed Thatcherites, There’s a fine line between criticizing a terrible idea and merely […]

Aviation Week – The Unwelcome Return of Politicized Jetliner Sales
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Aviation Week – The Unwelcome Return of Politicized Jetliner Sales

by: raboulafiaPosted on: August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/manufacturing-supply-chain/opinion-unwelcome-return-politicized-jetliner-sales

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July 2025 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: July 13, 2025July 13, 2025

Dear Fellow Beltway Exiles, I’m spending much of the summer thousands of miles from home. […]

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June 2025 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: July 8, 2025July 8, 2025

Dear Fellow French Transportation System Sufferers, Fittingly for Paris, it was the best of air […]

Aviation Week – Transatlantic Tensions Head For Le Bourget
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Aviation Week – Transatlantic Tensions Head For Le Bourget

by: raboulafiaPosted on: July 8, 2025July 8, 2025

https://aviationweek.com/defense/budget-policy-operations/opinion-transatlantic-tensions-head-le-bourget

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Richard is a Managing Director at AeroDynamic Advisory. Frequently cited as an aviation industry authority by trade and news publications, Richard has appeared on numerous television news and radio programs including BBC, Reuters, CBS, CNN, and PBS and spoken at numerous industry conferences. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Since 2012 he has served on the National Aeronautic Association Collier Trophy Selection Committee. He presents a yearly lecture to the National Defense University/Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has served as an expert witness in aerospace markets.

In addition to his consulting role, Richard writes publicly about aviation and defense, with regular columns at Forbes.com and in Aviation Week and Space Technology. His articles have appeared in numerous other publications including Foreign Policy, the Wall Street Journal, and AIAA’s Aerospace America.

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