Richard Aboulafia

Managing Director, Aerodynamic Advisory

Washington, DC

Summary

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

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Articles

By Richard Aboulafia
Between its 2011 peak and last year, the market fell by 7%. Stated requirements and program funding imply an additional 50% market drop by 2027.
Defense

By Richard Aboulafia
China’s mandatory technology-transfer policy is having a deleterious effect on its aerospace development strategy.
Air Transport

By Richard Aboulafia
l“Trade wars are good and easy to win.” Thus tweeted President Donald Trump in early March. But for the jetliner industry, trade wars are a potentially toxic exogenous shock. Jetliners are uniquely vulnerable to retaliation, particularly from China.
Air Transport