Bizjet Recovery Slow But Steady
By Raymond Jaworowski, Forecast International The business jet market is currently in the early stages of recovery. This recovery got underway in 2013, when annual business jet production registered a …
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Ilyushin May Benefit From Ukraine Conflict
by Richard Pettibone, Forecast International Ilyushin is part of Russia’s United Aircraft Corp (UAC) conglomerate, which was formed through the absorption of firms such as MiG, Irkut, Ilyushin, Sukhoi, and …
Read More Bombardier Shifts Gears With Restructuring
by Richard Pettibone, Forecast International After getting its long-delayed CSeries jet in the air in late 2013, Bombardier suffered a setback in mid-2014 when an engine failed. This latest delay …
Read More Airbus A350-900 Receives EASA Type Certification
By Douglas Royce, Forecast International TOULOUSE, France – The Airbus A350-900 received Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on September 30. The certified aircraft is powered by …
Read More Airbus’ Much Anticipated A320neo Makes Maiden Flight
by Douglas Royce, Forecast International The first Airbus A320neo test aircraft made its first flight on September 25. Airbus began assembly of the aircraft, MSN6101, in March and rolled it …
Read More The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is the last remaining application for Rolls-Royce’s venerable T56 turboprop.
by William Alibrandi, Forecast International The engine that powered thousands of C-130s is now flying on the U.S. Navy’s AEW Hawkeye. The U.S. Navy’s current procurement plan calls for the …
Read More Bulgaria Announces $680 Million Army Modernization Program, but Will It Ever Come to Pass?
By Dan Darling, Forecast International Bulgaria plans to implement a BGN1 billion ($680 million) military modernization program aimed at decreasing the army’s dependence on Russian-legacy hardware. The program, announced by …
Read More No Saab Story Here
By Richard Pettibone, Forecast International As it faces an austere and highly competitive global defense market, Saab is building its strategy to increase revenues and profits. Under this effort, the …
Read More Pratt F135 Woes
By William Alibrandi, Forecast International Pratt & Whitney’s F135 program has been under great scrutiny after several high-profile incidents, the latest involving an engine fire. While these have been a …
Read More No F-35B? No Big Deal
By Ray Peterson, Forecast International Okay, everyone wants to see the F-35B at the Farnborough Airshow. The U.S DoD has already deployed the aircraft and it doesn’t look good if …
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