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U.S. Manufacturers Deliver 529 Aircraft in Fourth Quarter – Up 20 Units from Q4 2016 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association …
World General Aviation Aircraft Shipments Up 5% in 2017 – Revenues Slip Read MoreBy Richard Pettibone and Ray Jaworowski, Analysts, Forecast International. Boeing and Embraer have confirmed that the two companies are engaged in discussions regarding a potential combination, the basis of which …
Embraer and Boeing Merger Would Round Out Aircraft Offerings Read MoreU.S. Manufacturers Deliver 377 Aircraft – Down 6 Units from Q3 2016 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), the third quarter of …
Status Quo for World General Aviation Aircraft Deliveries in Q3 2017 Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Data from Forecast International’s innovative Platinum Forecast System® 3.1 show that a total of 12,282 business jets will be produced during the 15-year period …
Business Jet Market Recovery On the Horizon Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of 18 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and associated equipment to Canada as part of a potential deal …
U.S. Approves Canadian Super Hornet Deal that May Never Happen Read Moreby Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Earlier this week, the U.S. Commerce Department took Boeing’s side in an ongoing dispute with Canada’s Bombardier after Boeing claimed that an …
U.S. Commerce Department Sides with Boeing on Bombardier Subsidy Fight Read Moreby Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International projects that a total of 5,728 regional aircraft will be produced in the 15-year period from 2017 through 2031, including …
Long-Term Growth Projected for Regional Aircraft Market Read MoreU.S. manufacturers delivered 363 aircraft in Q2 2017 – up 8 units, or 2.3%, from Q2 2016 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association …
World General Aviation Aircraft Deliveries Increase as Revenues Slump at Gulfstream and Bombardier Read MoreU.S. Manufacturers Delivered 311 Aircraft in Q1 2017 – up 32 from 2016 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), the first quarter …
World General Aviation Aircraft Market off to a Mixed Start as Revenues Slump Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Although business jet production is unlikely to match the skyrocketing output seen in the mid-2000s any time soon, Forecast International’s Platinum Forecast …
Business Jet Market to Resume Positive Growth Trend Read More