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September 2018 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: September 30, 2018March 17, 2021

Dear Fellow Air Power Observers, Congress gets a bad rap. Often viewed as a bunch of […]

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August 2018 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: August 21, 2018February 1, 2021

Dear Fellow Global Crisis Junkies, There’s this country. It’s an emerging market with fast economic growth […]

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July 2018 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: July 31, 2018March 17, 2021

Dear Fellow Happy Farnborough Tarmac Pounders, Every few years, the good people behind the Farnborough Air […]

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June 2018 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: June 30, 2018March 17, 2021

Dear Fellow Critical Mass Critics, Regards from Nova Scotia, a green, eco-friendly paradise offering tasty […]

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May 2018 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: May 31, 2018March 17, 2021

Dear Fellow Horizontal Flight Admirers, Death Spirals have threatened defense programs for decades. Death Spirals happen […]

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April 2018 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: April 30, 2018March 17, 2021

Dear Fellow Aircraft Enthusiasts, Being the 737 is a thankless job. That’s my conclusion looking […]

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March 2018 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: March 31, 2018March 17, 2021

Dear Fellow Aero Trade Worriers, Artificial intelligence. Election-manipulating trollbots. Dumb, bird-themed emojis. It’s just a matter of […]

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February 2018 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: February 27, 2018March 17, 2021

Dear Fellow Post-Communist Travelers, One pleasure of middle age is revisiting places after a multi-decade […]

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January 2018 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: January 31, 2018March 17, 2021

Dear Fellow 2017 Skin-of-Teeth Survivors, I’m way late with this year-end letter, but before the 365-day […]

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November 2017 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: November 30, 2017March 17, 2021

Dear Fellow Seasonal Procrastinators, It’s always like this for me at Christmas. I say I’ll […]

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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.

Contact Richard Aboulafia

raboulafia@aerodynamicadvisory.com
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