Opinion: Sovereign Wealth Funds And Aviation’s Financial Needs

McDonnell Douglass MD-12 aircraft concept
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Aircraft manufacturing is one of the world’s most capital-intensive industries —new products cost tens of billions of dollars to develop. So it is not a surprise that manufacturers view sovereign wealth funds as potential kingmakers. Late last year, Embraer signed a cooperative agreement with SAMI...
Richard Aboulafia

Contributing columnist Richard Aboulafia is managing director at Aerodynamic Advisory. He is based in Washington.

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