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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

Aviation Week – Why The U.S. Military’s NGAD Could Be The Loneliest Generation
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Aviation Week – Why The U.S. Military’s NGAD Could Be The Loneliest Generation

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

https://aviationweek.com/defense/budget-policy-operations/opinion-why-us-militarys-ngad-could-be-loneliest-generation

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April 2025 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: April 7, 2025April 7, 2025

Dear Fellow Frustrated Value-Priced Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé Shoppers, It’s hard to take the Trump […]

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March 2025 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: March 17, 2025March 17, 2025

Dear Readers, The past six weeks have seen more changes to the world and to […]

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February 2025 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: February 13, 2025February 13, 2025

Dear Fellow Industry Seamy Underside Historians, Long before my career began, our industry could occasionally […]

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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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