A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
by Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. The market for large commercial transports continues to rise following a brief downtick in 2015-2016. At the 2018 Farnborough Airshow, …
Boeing Increases Production and Insourcing Efforts as Backlog Rises Read Moreby Shaun McDougall, Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. U.S. House and Senate lawmakers completed the conference markup of the FY19 defense authorization bill on July 23. The defense policy bill adheres to …
Congress Releases FY19 Defense Policy Bill Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Dassault moved quickly to replace its canceled Falcon 5X business jet with the new Falcon 6X, a larger and longer-range aircraft targeted at roughly …
Dassault Quickly Replaces Falcon 5X with Larger, Longer-Range Falcon 6X Read Moreby Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Cirrus Aircraft, a subsidiary of China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co since 2011, announced that new customer aircraft deliveries for the company’s …
Deliveries of Cirrus SF Family Aircraft Jump in 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 J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Airbus and Boeing took the headlines at the 2017 Dubai Airshow with a slew of orders and commitments. In the weeks leading up to …
Dubai Airshow Recap – A Tale of Major Commitments and One Deal that Failed Read MoreBoeing Set to Win 2017 Orders Race – A320neo Deliveries Finally Ramping Up by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Boeing and Airbus delivered 56 and 63 commercial jets in October …
Airbus, Boeing Report October 2017 Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Utilizing data from its innovative Platinum Forecast System® 3.1, Forecast International projects that a total of 1,610 light military rotorcraft will be …
Light Military Rotorcraft Market to Stabilize Over Long Term Read MoreAirbus Struggling with A320neo as PurePower Delays Persist by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Boeing and Airbus delivered 202 (78+66+58) and 148 (55+46+47) commercial jets in Q3 2017, respectively, compared …
Airbus, Boeing Report Q3 2017 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read Moreby Larry Dickerson, Missile Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The anti-ship missile market is growing. Despite this, the segment might not be around in the future.
When Market Segments Collide Read More