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January 2016 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: January 31, 2016March 17, 2021

Dear Fellow 2016 Global Reality Avoiders, To understand the aerospace industry, you should follow at […]

Aircraft Markets Downshift; Dark Clouds Loom
Article

Aircraft Markets Downshift; Dark Clouds Loom

by: raboulafiaPosted on: January 22, 2016February 9, 2021

https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/opinion-aircraft-markets-downshift-dark-clouds-loom?Issue=AW-016_20160122_AW-016_113&NL=AW-016&cl=article_6&elq2=2662ba67551647ababfe305a3b606372&sfvc4enews=42

For Airbus, There’s Virtue In ‘Unrealistic’ Output Goals For New A320neo
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For Airbus, There’s Virtue In ‘Unrealistic’ Output Goals For New A320neo

by: raboulafiaPosted on: January 20, 2016February 9, 2021

https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardaboulafia/2016/01/20/airbus-a320-output-the-virtue-of-talk/?sh=1a6fe7501ae6#2715e4857a0b7b591c6d1582

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December 2015 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: December 22, 2015February 9, 2021

Dear Fellow Year-End Industry Reckoners, In my last year-end letter I compiled a list of […]

Pratt Geared Turbofan Blazes Trail Of Disruption
Article

Pratt Geared Turbofan Blazes Trail Of Disruption

by: raboulafiaPosted on: December 1, 2015February 9, 2021

https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/opinion-pratt-geared-turbofan-blazes-trail-disruption

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November 2015 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: November 30, 2015March 17, 2021

Dear Fellow World Airport Wanderers, My profession has an easy sanity check. If a forecaster frequently uses […]

Rolls-Royce’s Long Road To A Difficult Week
Article

Rolls-Royce’s Long Road To A Difficult Week

by: raboulafiaPosted on: November 13, 2015February 9, 2021

https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardaboulafia/2015/11/13/rolls-royces-long-road-to-a-difficult-week/?sh=46a36e0d5ef3

How Canada’s Aerospace Industry Dodged A Bullet
Article

How Canada’s Aerospace Industry Dodged A Bullet

by: raboulafiaPosted on: November 3, 2015February 9, 2021

https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/opinion-how-canadas-aerospace-industry-dodged-bullet-c-series?Issue=AW-19_20151103_AW-19_941&NL=AW-19&cl=article_3&elq2=ba04b0f058814187b82776077b25410c&sfvc4enews=42

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October 2015 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: October 28, 2015February 9, 2021

Dear Fellow Canadian Election Watchers, In the words of noted American philosopher Mike Tyson, “Everyone has […]

Bombardier and Airbus: This Does Not Look Good At All
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Bombardier and Airbus: This Does Not Look Good At All

by: raboulafiaPosted on: October 7, 2015February 9, 2021

https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardaboulafia/2015/10/07/bombardier-and-airbus-this-does-not-look-good-at-all/?sh=6f74e78e65ee

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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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