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  • 2 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Richard Aboulafia

    The specter of transatlantic decoupling haunts this year’s Paris Air Show . Two upcoming events, the NATO summit in the Netherlands on June 24-25 and the Trump administration’s threatened imposition of 50% tariffs on EU imports on July 9, are casting dark foreshadowings over Paris. Those two events...

  • 2 months ago | aviationweek.com | Richard Aboulafia

    The U.S. Air Force contract award to Boeing for the F-47 fighter component of the Next-Generation Air Dominance system, coupled with an imminent Navy F/A-XX contract for a similarly advanced carrier jet, marks a likely sea change in Washington’s combat aircraft plans. The new plans and aircraft...

  • Feb 12, 2025 | aviationweek.com | Richard Aboulafia

    After a five-year hiatus, China’s jetliner market is surging again. Yet politics and industry dynamics complicate this resurgence and raise big questions about the coming years. China’s demand for large commercial jets increased dramatically in the last decade, both in absolute numbers and as a...

  • Sep 22, 2024 | aviationweek.com | Richard Aboulafia

    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...

  • Sep 17, 2024 | aviationweek.com | Joe Anselmo |Michael Bruno |Daniel Williams |Richard Aboulafia

    From delivery rates to junk ratings, book-to-bill ratios to engine spares, listen in to hear about the wide-ranging implications of Boeing’s machinists going on strike. Don't miss a single episode of the award-winning Check 6. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. Discover all of our podcasts on our Apple Podcasts channel or at aviationweek.com/podcasts.

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