Richard Aboulafia is a Managing Director of AeroDynamic Advisory, a boutique aerospace management consulting firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[1] Previously, he was vice president of analysis at Teal Group where he edited their World Military and Civil Aircraft Briefing, a forecasting tool.[2] His job description includes "(managing) consulting projects in the commercial and military aircraft field and analyzes broader defense and aerospace trends."[3]

He is a prominent aircraft industry analyst.[4] He regularly appears on such media outlets as ABC, BBC, Bloomberg, Reuters, CBS, CNN, NBC, NPR and PBS.[3] He is a Contributing Columnist at Aviation Week,[5] and contributes to Forbes.[6]

Career

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Aboulafia earned a master's degree in War Studies from King's College, University of London and a bachelor's degree from George Washington University.[2] Before he began his tenure at Teal Group in 1990, Aboulafia worked at Jane's Information Group where he analyzed the jet engine market.[6]

In 2002, Aboulafia co-authored with Aaron Gellman a Boeing funded report on the Airbus A380, released in 2004.[7] Aboulafia was critical of the aircraft believing “the key to Airbus success in Paris (Air Show) is still the A350.”[8]

Personal life

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He is married to Casey and they have a son and a daughter.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Team". Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Bio". RichardAboulafia.com. Richard Aboulafia. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Teal Group Profile". Teal Group. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ^ Gates, Dominic (February 15, 2017). "Boom period for Boeing is over, leading analyst tells aerospace suppliers". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Aviation Week Profile". Aviation Werk. Aviation Week. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Contributor Richard Aboulafia". Forbes.
  7. ^ Philip K. Lawrence, David W. Thornton (15 May 2017). Deep Stall: The Turbulent Story of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Routledge. ISBN 9781351945851.
  8. ^ Dominic Gates (June 13, 2005). "A reversal of fortune at the 2005 Paris Air Show". The Seattle Times.
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