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Data from Forecast International’s innovative Platinum Forecast System® 4.0 show that a total of 12,000 business jets will be produced during the 15-year period from 2019 through 2033. The Connecticut-based …
Stage Set for Business Jet Recovery – White Paper Read More
by Thomas Dolzall, Defense Analyst, Forecast International. After two weeks of widespread public protest and intense street clashes that resulted in the deaths of eight protesters and the arson of …
Ecuador and the Political Limits of Austerity Read More
In today’s podcast, the Forecast Roundtable team continues the discussion of the implication of U.S. President Donald Trump’s order for American forces to redeploy away from the Syrian border with …
Turkey, the Syrian Kurdish Question and Operation Peace Spring — Part 2 Read More
737 MAX Technical Review Releases Observations, Findings, and Recommendations by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 26 and 71 commercial jets in September 2019, compared …
Airbus and Boeing Report September 2019 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More In today’s podcast, the Forecast Roundtable team discusses the implication of U.S. President Donald Trump’s order for American forces to redeploy away from the Syrian border with Turkey, how that …
Turkey, the Syrian Kurdish Question and Operation Peace Spring — Part 1 Read More
Recent U.S. DoT Data Reveals Fleet of 7,356 Aircraft Flying as of Year-End 2018 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Recently, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) released …
An Overview of the U.S. Commercial Aircraft Fleet Read More
by Markus Elken, Defense Analyst, Forecast International. Boeing’s CH-47 Chinook, in service since the Vietnam War, is currently the U.S. Army’s only heavy-lift cargo helicopter. With such a long and …
CH-47 Block II Upgrade: State of the State Read More
by Thomas Dolzall, Defense Analyst, Forecast International. On September 10, the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) under the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced that it had selected the three …
Japan Lines Up Contenders for Its New Armored Personnel Carrier Read More
Both Companies Report Weak Orders & Deliveries – 737 MAX Technical Review to Release Observations, Findings, and Recommendations Soon. by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus …
Airbus and Boeing Report August 2019 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
By Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Data generated by Forecast International through its innovative Platinum Forecast System 4.0 indicate that several planned new-start acquisition programs will kick-start demand in …
Asia to Lead Light Military Rotorcraft Market Over the Next 15 Years Read More