49 Quotes by Richard Aboulafia

The upturn looks pretty solid and consistent for the next year or two. Beyond that, there are certainly valid questions, certainly about the strength of the domestic market. Until then, it looks solid.

The up-front costs to develop the BBJ were relatively light, and some were shared with important military programs, most notably the E-737 AWACS and MMA P-8. Those military programs alone make the effort worthwhile.

They're talking about two different kinds of airplanes. One is far more of a logistical aircraft and the other is far more of a combat aircraft.

They seem to have made a good institutional comeback. The survival has had its priorities, and they're in no better or worse shape than the other services.

The requirement is strong. The budget dismal. That adds up to possible but not likely.

There's a tremendous crunch on the way. Every aircraft now in production is under threat.

It's a relatively inconsequential cost increase from the corporate perspective. From the union side, they got better than Boeing's best offer.

It's more about service, information and customer relations than metal- bending. It's also a fragmented market, ripe for consolidation.

That implies that they want to keep this going as long as possible.