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By Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Space Systems Loral (SSL) has been selected to provide a communications satellite to PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. According to a December …
PT Telkom Indonesia Orders $200 Million Communications Satellite from SSL Read MoreBy Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. A Zenit 2SB launch vehicle lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on December 12 carrying the Elektro-L2, a geosynchronous meteorological …
Multiple Issues Lead to Last Zenit Launch Read MoreBy Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. United Aircraft Corporation is ever so slowly coming into its own. Following its formation, the firm struggled to combine the …
Russia’s UAC Dreams of Civil, Banks on Military Read MoreBy J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Airbus A320 Family Orders Surge – Boeing on Track for New Delivery Record. Boeing and Airbus delivered 71 and 61 commercial jets in November …
Airbus and Boeing Report November 2015 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read MoreBy Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. On November 25, President Barack Obama officially signed into law the Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 (SPACE Act …
With Passage of U.S. Law Legalizing Resource Ownership, Can the Space Mining Industry Succeed? Read MoreBy Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. China’s dream of becoming a major aerospace power took a step closer to becoming reality with the long-awaited rollout of …
China’s AVIC Moves Closer to World Stage with Rollout of C919 Read MoreBy Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Small satellites are the next exciting technology in the space industry. Once the domain of universities, spacecraft under 100 kilograms have caught …
Satellogic Tops List of Largest Planned Commercial Remote-Sensing SmallSat Fleets Read MoreBy Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC) rolled out the first C919 narrowbody airliner on Monday, November 2, at its facility in Shanghai. …
COMAC Rolls Out C919 Into Competitive Market Read MoreBy J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent. Airbus Delivers 10th A350 XWB – Boeing 777 Rate Cut Looming Boeing and Airbus delivered 58 and 49 commercial jets in October 2015, respectively, …
Airbus and Boeing Report October 2015 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
By Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International’s latest analysis of the worldwide business jet market indicates that a total of 9,237 business jets will be produced in …
Business Jet Prospects Brighten as U.S. Customers Return to the Market Read MoreSign up for the latest blog posts and products sent straight to your inbox.