A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Airbus Celebrates Strong Year as 737 MAX Weighs Heavily on Boeing’s Performance by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. Boeing and Airbus delivered 35 and 138 commercial jets in …
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By Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Sikorsky is one of the dominant manufacturers on the military side of the rotorcraft market, but only has a relatively small slice of …
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RUAG is capping off a dramatic change that has split the company into two independent firms, one focused on supporting the Swiss military and the other on commercial aerospace. On …
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by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. From humble beginnings and isolation during the Francoist dictatorship, Spain has become one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of aerospace …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 Siemens‘ vast turbine portfolio is rivaled only by General Electric in the variety of machines it produces. It seems that with the downturn in the gas turbine market, which began …
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After a week of sustained protest actions and violence in the wake of a disputed election cycle, Bolivian President Evo Morales announced his resignation from the presidency under pressure from …
Read More The Capstone Turbine Corporation has become a global market leader in micro-turbines. Since Capstone’s formation in 1988, the C200 (200 kW) has been the company’s most successful machine in …
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