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July 2024 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: August 2, 2024August 2, 2024

Dear Fellow Attendees of What Was Possibly The Most Generic Air Show Ever, Meh. That’s […]

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June 2024 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: July 2, 2024July 2, 2024

Dear Fellow Aero Program Trackers, I don’t love surprises. Nobody who forecasts for a living […]

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April 2024 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: April 22, 2024April 22, 2024

Dear Fellow Forlorn New Jetliner Lovers, “Let’s just say you’re at the market buying potatoes. […]

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February 2024 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: January 30, 2024January 30, 2024

Dear Fellow Industry Interpreters, There’s a lot of concern over Boeing’s future. On Wednesday (of […]

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January 2024 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: January 19, 2024January 19, 2024

Dear Fellow Idea Consolidators, As they say, if you think you’re the smartest person in […]

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November 2023 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: November 27, 2023November 27, 2023

Dear Fellow Industry Strategerists, A handy phrase to understand companies: Culture eats strategy for breakfast. […]

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September 2023 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: October 4, 2023October 4, 2023

Dear Fellow Franco-/Aero-philes, In June, Le Bourget returned after a four-year absence, and I didn’t […]

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July 2023 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: July 21, 2023July 21, 2023

Dear Fellow Traveling Aerophiles, A chance encounter with an old acquaintance in the rain. Is […]

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June 2023 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: July 10, 2023July 10, 2023

Dear Fellow Semi-Willing IFE Viewers, Per last month’s letter, the world has changed greatly over […]

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May 2023 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: May 18, 2023May 18, 2023

Dear Fellow Time Passage Bystanders, My 35-year career has paralleled a three-decade macro trend: towards […]

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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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