A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
737 MAX Fleet Still Grounded as Company Rolls Out First 737 MAX 10 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 24 and 78 commercial jets …
Read More
Triumph Group’s restructuring efforts are coming to completion, with over a dozen operations divested so far. The transformation is part of the company’s “One Triumph” initiative begun some four years …
Read More
AVIC is the Airbus, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin of China. The firm consolidates all of China’s aviation activities under its aegis in one form or another. The goal behind its …
Read More
Airbus Books Impressive 415 Net New Orders Thanks to Large IndiGo Narrowbody Deal by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. In October 2019, Boeing and Airbus delivered 19 and …
Read More
Company now focused solely on business jets and rail transportation. Bombardier’s restructuring program continues to move along with its announcement that it will sell its aerostructures business to Spirit AeroSystems …
Read More
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 …
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 …
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 …
Read More
With aircraft production booming, all these new planes are going to need someone to fly them. For CAE this means long-term stability in its civil and defense pilot training operations.
Read More
U.S. Manufacturers Deliver 380 Aircraft – Down 48 Units from Q2 2018 by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) reports that manufacturers showed …
Read More